Air Canada expects full return to service over next two weeks

Most Air Canada domestic and U.S. flights are expected to be operational Thursday, with a return to full and regular service within the next 10 days.

The airline says its return to full, regular service may require seven-to-ten days, with passengers potentially seeing delays compounded by mandatory maintenance, because aircrafts were on the ground for over 72 hours.

The company’s website and online dashboard Wednesday night, said 97 per cent of domestic flights will go ahead over the next 24 hours, as well as 99 per cent of U.S. flights, and 76 per cent of other international routes.

The tentative agreement that ended the strike by flight attendants will be voted on, from Aug. 27, to Sept. 6.

All members are set for a three per cent raise in 2026, followed by 2.5 per cent in 2027 and 2.75 per cent in 2028.

The tentative agreement, which would run until March 2029, also addresses the issue of unpaid work while airplanes are not in the air.

Starting this year, flight attendants would receive half their hourly wage rate for 60 minutes of ground time on narrow-body aircraft, and 70 minutes on wide-body planes.

Air Canada is offering refund assistance or credit for future travel to customers whose flights were cancelled between the start of the strike and Saturday, if they cannot get a flight on another airline.

The federal government is investigating allegations that flight attendants are not paid for work when planes are not in the air.

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