MONTREAL/TORONTO >> Air Canada’s unionized flight attendants reached an agreement with the country’s largest carrier today, ending the first strike by its cabin crew in 40 years that had upended travel plans for hundreds of thousands of passengers.

Flight attendants went on strike after Air Canada gave wage increases to certain employees, including pilots with a 26% rise in 2024, a mostly male-filed role according to CUPE. In contrast, the union said that flight attendants, who are mainly women, received a lower 8% increase in 2025.

Air Canada and a union representing the airline’s flight attendants have come to a tentative agreement, ending a days-long strike that canceled thousands of flights and stranded passengers.