Air Canada Attendants Strike: Career Cancelles Flights ahead Work Stopage – What passengers can do here

Air Canada began to cancel flights on Thursday, before a possible work stop by flight attendant, who issued a 72 -hour strike notice, probably affected hundreds of thousands of passengers.A full shutdown of the country’s largest airline threatens to affect about 1.3 lakh people daily, A. Air Canadian Chief Operations Officer Mark Nasar said that the airline has started a gradual suspension of Air Canada and Air Canada Roose operations. “All flights will be stopped by Saturday morning,” he said. The NASR stated that this approach would help to restart a systematically “which will take a week to complete under the best conditions.” He mentioned that the initial set of cancellations incorporating several dozen flights would affect long-term foreign flights departing on Thursday night. “By tomorrow evening we expect to cancel flights affecting more than 1 lakh customers,” the vein said. “By the time we reach 1 am on Saturday morning, we will be fully grounded.” The vein said that grounding will affect 25,000 Canadians daily abroad who may be stranded. They estimate the cancellation of 500 flights by the end of Friday. He further stated that customers whose flights have been canceled will be eligible for full correspondence, and the airline is “possible to provide” to possible extent to provide alternative travel options with other Canadians and foreign carriers.The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing the nationwide hostess, issued a strike notice, which Air Canada announced a 72-hour lockout on 16 August. According to the union, 99.7 percent of its members supported the strike, which would suspend operations until they reach a labor agreement from Saturday. “For the last nine months, we have carried forward solid, data-powered proposals on wages and unpaid work, which are all impartial and linked in the standards of the industry,” Vesley Lesoski said, said Vasley Lesoski, chairman of the Air Canada ingredient of CUPE, CUPE’s Air Canada component. “Air Canada’s response to our proposals makes one thing clear: they are not interested in solving these important issues.” The airline said that an eight -month conversation and an offering to go into mediation failed to make a deal.At the airline’s news conference on Thursday, some flight attendants indicated, which read “unpaid work” and “poverty wages = uncanadian”.Natasha Stay, who represents a flight attendant in Montreal for the Sangh, said she felt that the airline is counting to intervene on the government. Stea said that they want a fair and equitable contract.“It’s still time. I am sure if we sit down and talk, we can really reach an agreement,” he said. On August 11, it proposed a 38 percent increment in four years with additional benefits and security, but the Sangh rejected the proposal.What to do if your Air Canada flight is canceledThe CBC reported that John Gradek, who heads the Aviation Management Program of McGill University, said that Canada’s Air Passenger Protection Regulation requires airlines, so that they can inform the passengers of cancellation immediately – Via Text, VoiceMel, or Email – and prepare their options. Typically, Air Canada should cover the cost of rebooking passengers on another airline to reach within 48 hours of their original scheduled time. If this is not possible, or the option offering does not meet the passenger’s needs, the airline should issue a refund for unused ticket price. Spending for hotels, food, and other costs, while waiting should also be reimbursed – the passengers should keep the receipts and be ready to submit them. Canadian north passengers should check how their booking was done: If Air Canada leg was on a separate ticket, Air Canada is responsible for Canada Rebling; If the journey was booked throughout Canadian north, that carrier should arrange replacement flight.