When Air Canada pilots went on strike in September 1998 for 13 days, all of the carrier's more than 600 daily flights were grounded, stranding passengers and costing the airline C$133m ($96m; £71m) before a deal was reached.

More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants will continue their strike despite back-to-work orders from the Canadian government, the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees said Sunday.

Air Canada has announced that it will resume operations on Sunday following a government directive that called for an end to the cabin crew strike that grounded hundreds of flights, causing cancellations affecting tens of thousands passengers.