Hundreds of flights grounded as industrial action begins

Air Canada suspended all its flights on a strike of the cabin personnel – he said that the airline would disrupt travel plans for about 130,000 passengers per day.

Representing more than 10,000 Air Canada flight officials, the union confirmed the 72 -hour industrial action early on Saturday morning.

Airline, budget arm Air Canada Rouge, including those under the suspension of all flights and affected customers advised to go to the airport unless you fly with a different airline, he said.

Air Canada’s flight officials call for higher salaries and the plane will be paid for business while on the ground.

The strike came into force on Saturday at 00:58 et (04:58 GMT), but Air Canada started to take back its operations before then. The airline says about 500 flights a day will be affected.

Flight officials will win at the large Canadian airports where passengers are already trying to make new reservations at the beginning of the week.

Air Canada, who directly flys to 180 cities around the world, said that he “suspends all operations” and “strongly recommended to the affected customers to avoid going to the airport”.

Air Canada Jazz, Pal Airlines and Air Canada Express flights are not affected by the strike, he added.

“Air Canada has deep regret the effect of strike on customers,” he said.

Friday night, the airline, as part of the end of the operations in front of the strike canceled more than 100,000 passengers 623 flights, he said.

In the contract negotiations, the airline said that flight officials increased by 38% in total compensation for four years and offered a 25% increase in the first year.

Cupe said that the proposal was “under inflation, below the market value, below the minimum wage” and that he would leave flight officials unpaid for several hours of work, including waiting at boarding and waiting at the airports.

The union and the airline will be taken to barbbs for each other’s desire to reach an agreement.

At the beginning of this month, 99.7% of the employees represented by the Union voted on the strike.

Canada Business Minister Patty Hajdu urged Air Canada and union to return to the bargaining table to avoid the strike.

He also said in a statement that he wanted Air Canada to direct the dispute to binding fortifications.

Cupe claimed that he had negotiated with good faith for more than eight months, but he claimed that Air Canada was looking for arbitration for the state instead.

“When we stand strong together, Air Canada didn’t come to the table in good faith,” he said to the members of the Union. “Instead, the federal government urged to enter and take these rights.”