Air Canada, the country’s largest carrier, is set to resume service after reaching an agreement with its unionised flight attendants.

The deal, reached early on Tuesday morning, ends the first strike by the airline’s cabin crew in nearly 40 years.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) issued a statement explaining that its mediation with the airline and its low-cost affiliate Air Canada Rouge had arrived at a successful conclusion.

“Unpaid work is over. We have reclaimed our voice and our power,” the union wrote. “When our rights were taken away, we stood strong, we fought back — and we secured a tentative agreement that our members can vote on.”

The walkout began on Saturday and lasted nearly four days, leading to disruptions in travel for the nearly 130,000 travellers

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