Air Canada is expecting most of its flights to be up and running on Aug. 21, two days after resuming operations following a three-day strike by its flight attendants.
The airline expects 98 percent of its domestic flights to operate over the next 24 hours, along with 99 percent of its U.S. flights, and 94 percent of its international flights, according to an online dashboard tracking the airline’s service resumption.
Overall, Air Canada is aiming to carry out 95 percent of its flights on Aug. 21, and says it will continue to update customers via its website, text, and email.
Vice President of system operations control Cale Daniels says Air Canada has had a “successful launch” with all teams collaborating, including airports, maintenance, flight operations, in-flight service, and systems control teams. He said that while the ramp-up process takes time, the airline’s plan to restart its services is “on track.”…