The Air Canada check-in area inside Terminal 1 of Toronto Pearson International Airport is pictured in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Photo by Arlyn McAdorey / The Canadian Press

After carefully planning a summer vacation, the last thing on your mind should be finding alternate transportation. But some travellers could be left scrambling as the clock ticks down to a possible work stoppage at Air Canada.

The airline says it will gradually suspend its flights starting Thursday after the union representing the airline’s 10,000 flight attendants and the airline itself issued 72-hour strike and lockout notices, respectively. They are set to take effect around 1 a.m. ET on Saturday.

It can be challenging for customers who are stuck in the crossfire, dealing with delays an

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