Aviation analytics firm Cirium said that as of Monday afternoon, August 18, Air Canada had called off at least 1,219 domestic flights and 1,339 international flights since last Thursday, when the carrier began gradually suspending its operations ahead of the strike and lockout.

Canada’s largest union is suing the federal government to stop it from ever again invoking the controversial legal tool the Liberals used to order striking Air Canada flight attendants back to work.

Air Canada and regional subsidiary Air Canada Rouge plan to "gradually restart operations" across their networks as a punishing flight attendants' strike could resolve with a return to work on the evening of 19 August.