# Air Canada and its flight attendants remained at odds despite government pleas for both sides to return to the negotiating table to avert a strike. It could upend travel for tens of thousands of passengers. Canada’s largest airline expects to cancel 500 flights by the end of the day ahead of tomorrow’s planned strike, leaving some 100-thousand passengers scrambling for alternatives. The airline’s ten-thousand flight attendants are gearing up to strike should their demands for higher wages and compensation for unpaid work are not met.
Strike looms at Air Canada, affecting thousands of passengers