Mathieu Dion

(Bloomberg) — Air Canada said it remains available to continue negotiations with its flight attendants as it winds down operations ahead of a potential labor disruption.

The Montreal-based airline has hit an impasse with the union representing more than 10,500 flight attendants over compensation, despite eight months of negotiations. The company and the union have both submitted notice that a disruption would begin Saturday.

Air Canada operates flights to John Wayne Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.

“Abrupt work stoppages at airlines create chaos for travelers,” Air Canada’s head of human resources and public affairs, Arielle Meloul-Wechsler, told reporters in Toronto Thursday. “We’re still available for negotiations.”

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