Air Canada suspends operations as flight attendants go on strike

The airline announced it had “suspended all operations” for Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights following the strike by its 10,000 flight attendants represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. The strike began early on Saturday.

Among the flights impacted by cancellations were direct flights from Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal to New Delhi, as well as those from Calgary with a stopover in London.

With the strike action slated to begin on Saturday, Air Canada announced on Friday evening that 623 flights had been cancelled and 100,100 passengers impacted.