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Air Canada Cabin Crew Defy Arbitration Order as Flights Remain Suspended

Defying a CCRI directive has forced Air Canada to halt its planned partial flight resumption, with the airline warning that normal schedules may not return for up to ten days.

Des passagers en attente à l'aéroport de Montréal (Canada) le 16 août 2025 à la suite d'un mouvement de grève des hôtesses et stewards d'Air Canada
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Au total, 130.000 passagers ont été affectés par jour avec des centaines d’annulations de vols.

Overview

  • The CCRI ordered all Air Canada and Rouge cabin crew to return to work by 2 p.m. EDT on August 17, but the SCFP instructed its 10,000 members to continue the strike.
  • Air Canada suspended its initial plan for a progressive resumption of service after alleging that the union directed crew to defy the binding arbitration order, keeping hundreds of flights cancelled.
  • The company estimates it will take five to ten days to clear the operational backlog across its network of 180 destinations serving about 130,000 passengers daily.
  • SCFP has challenged the neutrality of the CCRI arbitrator, citing a potential conflict of interest that has stalled progress in negotiations.
  • The ongoing dispute over wages and unpaid ground-time work continues to disrupt peak summer travel and has prompted warnings from business groups about wider economic impacts.