Almost 100% of Air Canada flights expected to operate over next 24 hours
In its latest update, Air Canada has announced that it expects almost 100% of its scheduled flights to operate over the next 24 hours, as the carrier continues to ramp up services following strikes by flight attendants.
On August 22, 2025, the airline declared that 98% of flights in Canada would run over the next 24 hours, along with 99% in the United States (US) and 99% internationally.
Just over 142,000 passengers are expected to fly on August 22, 2025, with 130,000 having flown on August 21, 2025.
Air Canada also confirmed that services from Vancouver Airport (YVR), Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) and Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport (YYL) were now fully operational. with flights leaving “on time with minimal disruptions”.
According to the airline, on August 21, 2025, “all 260 Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge aircraft were back in the skies,” and it operated almost 1,100 flights, 95% of its full network schedule.
Today’s operations resumption summary:• All 260 Air Canada & Air Canada Rouge aircraft back in the skies• Flew almost 95% of our full network schedule• Operated almost 1,100 flights throughout our global network• Welcomed 137,000 customers onboard(1/2) pic.twitter.com/CO8kAPswTo— Air Canada (@AirCanada) August 22, 2025 “Air Canada’s 40,000 coworkers, with their exceptional commitment and expertise, have allowed us to restore operations ahead of plan. We now expect to be operating very close to our normal schedule on Friday,” said Mark Nasr, Executive Vice President and CCO at Air Canada.
He added: “We deeply apologize to all customers whose travel plans were disrupted, and we’re committed to making things right for all customers — particularly those who were stranded during their trip.”
Customers who faced cancellations and delays between August 15 and 23, 2025, and incurred reasonable expenses for hotel stays, meals, ground transportation or other costs, have been told by Air Canada that they are eligible for reimbursement.
On August 19, 2025, Air Canada announced that it reached a mediated agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) union, which represents over 10,000 of its flight attendants.
The strike, which lasted four days, had grounded hundreds of flights and disrupted travel across Canada for thousands of passengers.
In a statement released on August 19, 2025, the airline said that mediation discussions had begun on the basis that the CUPE union would “commit to have the airline’s flight attendants immediately return to work”.
According to reports, the tentative deal guarantees Air Canada flight attendants at least 60 minutes of ground pay before each flight, calculated at 50% of their hourly rate, with a 5% increase each year.
Additionally, the airline is proposing immediate pay rises of 12% for flight attendants with five years or less of service with the airline, or 8% for those with more experience.
Salaries are set to rise by 3% in the second year, 2.5% in the third year, and 2.75% in the fourth year.
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