Air Canada ramping up flights, nearing full operational capacity

Air Canada said in its Friday operations update that it’s still working to clear the flight backlog because of the strike.

Air Canada AC-T says operations are almost back to full capacity as it continues to ramp up flights following a flight attendants strike .

The airline says in a Friday morning update that it expects 98 per cent of Canadian flights and 99 per cent of U.S. and international flights to go ahead in the next 24 hours.

As of the update from 7 a.m. ET, it said it expects about 142,000 customers to travel over the period.

The restart comes after the airline reached a tentative deal with the union representing its flight attendants on Tuesday to end a strike that began on Saturday.

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