Air Canada and flight attendants union return to bargaining table

Air Canada flight cancellations are shown on a board at Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson International Airport as Air Canada flight attendants picket outside on Monday. Photo by Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia

TORONTO — There’s hope today a deal to end a strike by Air Canada’s flight attendants could be reached at the bargaining table, following word from their union that both sides met for meetings last night.

On Monday, Air Canada extended a cancellation of all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights through 4 p.m. ET today, and the airline’s chief operating officer said flight attendants needed to return to work before the airline could push on with negotiations.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees vowed that without a negotiated settlement, flight attendants would remain