Air Canada expects to resume regular schedule

Air Canada is preparing to resume its full flight schedule today (April 14), following the cancellation of approximately 75 flights yesterday due to illegal job action taken by some of its pilots. Cancelled flights were primarily to and from Toronto, the carrier’s main hub, and other Canadian or US destinations. The airline’s international flights were not affected. On Friday, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) granted, at Air Canada’s request, an order declaring that certain pilots were participating in an illegal strike; ordering ACPA, the pilots’ union, to take all reasonable steps to bring to an end the illegal strike; and requiring all pilots participating in the illegal strike to immediately return to work and perform their duties in the normal manner. As such, Air Canada expects to resume its normal schedule today.