A complete shutdown will affect approximately 130,000 people daily, and around 25,000 Canadians will be stranded abroad each day.

The strike by Air Canada’s flight attendants — which began at 12:58 a.m. ET Saturday — has suspended all operations by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, disrupting an estimated 130,000 passengers each...

Union polling released Friday suggests public opinion is firmly behind the workers, as 88 per cent of Canadians said flight attendants should be paid for all work-related duties, and 80 per cent supp...