Travelers run the risk of canceled flights this summer as cabin crew threaten they 'won't fly'

PASSENGERS of a major airline run the risk of having their flight canceled after employees protest their working conditions.

Hundreds of Air Canada employees picketed outside the airline's offices on Monday, demanding wage increases.

Over 700 protestors held signs outside the Toronto Pearson International airport that read “Unpaid work won’t fly,” Reuters reported.

The group of employees consisted mainly of female flight attendants, dressed in their dark grey uniforms.

The walkout, orchestrated by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, occurred on one of the busiest days of the year for flights.

The union, comprising 10,000 airline employees, has requested that the airline match a recent deal made by a US union, which provides compensation for work done before the plane is