Toronto: Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline, is planning to suspend most of its operations as a potential pilot strike looms closer. The airline is negotiating with Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), over the union’s wage demands. LPA represents over 5,000 Air Canada pilots.
Air Canada pilots have threatened to go on mass strike if they are not given compensation in line with what their US counterparts earn. The strike can impact thousands of passengers across the globe.
Nearly 670 flights are operated daily by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge. If the airline does not reach a settlement with the Air Line Pilots Association, the strike could affect 110,000 passengers daily, Reuters reported.
Air Canada’s pilots are demanding that their salary needs to be on par with their US counterparts, who signed lucrative labour deals in 2023 amid pilot shortages and strong travel demand.
Meanwhile, Reuters quoted Charlene Hudy, the head of the local union representing the airline’s pilots, saying that the airline should stop disrupting air travel and sit for serious disvcussions to end the impasse.
“Air Canada should stop threatening to disrupt air travel and come to the bargaining table with serious proposals to keep the flagship Canadian carrier competitive in the global aviation market,” said Hudy.
Hudy said Air Canada is doing “the very minimum” and rescheduling flights or offering credits to the passengers. “I think it’s important for people to be aware that a strike is potentially coming and that they need to make some arrangements,” he said.
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