Air Canada will gradually restart flights Tuesday evening after reaching a mediated agreement with its striking flight attendants’ union.

The airline on Tuesday morning said the return to full, regular service for Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge may require seven to 10 days after being grounded since last week, and some flights will be cancelled during that period until the schedule is stabilized.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled since Thursday after 10,000 of its flight attendants represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) served a strike notice.

“Restarting a major carrier like Air Canada is a complex undertaking,” chief executive Michael Rousseau said on the company’s website . “Full restoration may require a week or more, so we ask for our customers’ pa

See Full Page