About 200 Air Canada flights are to the U.S., according to The Wall Street Journal. The strike comes as Canadians increasingly avoid the United States because of diplomatic tensions between the neighbors. With more Canadians taking vacations at home, Air Canada has seen extra pressure on domestic routes.

As Air Canada cancels flights in anticipation of a possible strike, experts say this could result in millions of dollars of delayed claims.

Canadian Labor Minister Patty Hajdu said on Friday that she met jointly with Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), urging both sides to work harder and remain at the negotiating table to reach a deal and avert a potential strike.