OTTAWA — The federal government is intervening to resolve a labour dispute between Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants. Article content

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she has directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order both parties to resume operations and resolve the dispute through binding arbitration. Article content

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Passengers around the world are feeling the effects after the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants with Air Canada announced its members were walking off the job after it was unable to reach an eleventh-hour deal with the airline.

The strike officially began just before 1 a.m. ET on Saturday and in turn, Air Canada locked out its agents about 30 minutes later due to the strike action.

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