Two Air Canada planes are seen on the tarmac of the Pierre-Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montreal on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images
Air Canada flight attendants said on Sunday they will remain on strike and challenge a return-to-work order they called unconstitutional, defying a government decision to force them back to their duties by 2 p.m. ET.
Air Canada had said it planned to resume flights on Sunday evening, a day after the Canadian government issued a directive to end a cabin crew strike that caused the suspension of around 700 daily flights, stranding more than 100,000 passengers.
