Air Canada has suspended operations as more than 10,000 of its flight attendants went on strike early Saturday after the airline and the union failed to reach a deal ahead of the deadline.

All Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge operations have been cancelled or are in the process of being cancelled. Flights by Air Canada Express, which are operated by third-party airlines, are not affected.

For those customers due to travel soon whose flights are not yet cancelled, Air Canada says it has put in place a "goodwill policy" to allow them to rebook their travel or obtain a credit for future travel.

Air Canada flight attendants walk off the job as strike begins

The airline says about 130,000 customers will be impacted each day that the strike continues and some 25,000 Canadians may be stranded

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