Air Canada Suspends Third-quarter And Full-year Guidance Following 'unlawful' Strike

Air Canada is suspending its guidance for third-quarter and full-year operating results aft nan national defied back-to-work orders, which further halted nan airline's scheme to resume flights.

"Air Canada profoundly regrets nan effect nan labour disruption has had connected its customers, its stakeholders and nan communities it serves," nan hose said successful a Monday press release.

More than 10,00 formation attendants walked disconnected nan occupation early Saturday complete salary and scheduling disputes. Patty Hajdu, nan Minister of Jobs and Families, stepped successful and imposed binding arbitration and extended nan existing statement until a caller statement could beryllium reached.

The Canadian Industrial Relations Board ordered formation attendants backmost to activity by 2 p.m. ET connected Sunday, but nan Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) told its members to "remain connected strike."

In a statement, national caput and treasurer Candace Rennick said nan government's bid was "a disgraceful misuse of powerfulness that reeks of systemic bias and firm favoritism."

Because of nan union’s defiance, Air Canada said Sunday that it had to cancel astir 240 flights scheduled for that day.

All Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights stay cancelled until further notice. Air Canada Express flights operated by Jazz aliases PAL proceed to run arsenic normal.

The hose estimated that 500,000 customers’ flights person been cancelled because of nan strike. Air Canada said successful a Monday news merchandise that nan committee has declared nan onslaught "unlawful" and ordered activity to nonstop its members to return to work.

Air Canada said it hopes to resume operations connected Monday evening.