TORONTO — Air Canada says it plans to operate more than half of its scheduled flights Tuesday after reaching a tentative deal with the union representing its flight attendants to end a strike that began Saturday morning.

The airline said it will gradually restart its operations Tuesday, with the first of its mainline aircraft resuming takeoffs around 4 p.m. ET.

By the end of the day, it plans to complete 53 per cent of scheduled flights — under the Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge and Air Canada Express banners — with a focus on international outbounds. The ramp-up will begin “in earnest” Wednesday morning for mainline North American routes, said Air Canada executive vice-president and chief operations officer Mark Nasr in an interview.

“We are deeply apologetic to our customers and right n

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