Air Canada Delays Resuming Flights as Strikers Defy Stop Order

Air Canada said it’s delaying the resumption of flights by a day after a flight attendants’ union defied an order to end its strike by Sunday afternoon, escalating a labor crisis and prolonging mass travel disruption.

About 240 flights scheduled starting Sunday afternoon were canceled and service will now restart Monday evening, the airline said in a statement. The Canadian Union of Public Employees “illegally directed its flight attendant members” to ignore a labor relations board’s order to return to work, according to Air Canada.