Air Canada ’s more than 10,500 flight attendants announced they will walk off the job starting Saturday if a deal is not reached.

In response, the airline said it’s slowly starting to suspend flights as a result.

Flight attendants served a 72-hour strike notice early Wednesday after failing to reach a deal, their union said in a statement.

Members voted 99.7 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.

“We have shown up prepared, bargained in good faith, and made progress on some items. Despite our best efforts, Air Canada refused to address our core issues,” the union said, adding it continues to negotiate. “Air Canada’s latest response made one thing clear: they are not interested in resolving these issues.”

A further update will be issued Wednesday evening, the union added.

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