Air Canada (Montreal) is planning to resume its full flight schedule for today, Saturday April 14, 2012 following the cancellation of approximately 75 flights on Friday April 13 due to the illegal job action taken by some of its pilots, according to the carrier. Cancelled flights were primarily to and from Toronto, the carrier’s main hub, and other Canadian or United States destinations. Air Canada’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 effective Saturday April 14.
Air Canada operates approximately 600 daily flights. In addition, the carrier’s regional airline affiliates including Jazz operate approximately 900 Air Canada Express flights daily that were not affected by the illegal job action.
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