Air Canada passengers worried as possible pilot strike looms – Calgary [Video]

As a strike by over 5,200 Air Canada pilots looms closer, passengers are beginning to worry about the ramifications.

Nancy Duarte-Nesrallah is an Air Canada passenger travelling multiple times this month. She says her delayed vacation could be in jeopardy.

“I’m a little worried that the strike might impact our travel plans, for sure,” said Duarte-Nesrallah.

On Monday morning, Air Canada released a statement announcing the potential of a strike in less than a week.

“Talks between the company and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), representing more than 5,200 pilots at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, continue, but the parties remain far apart. Unless an agreement is reached, beginning on September 15, 2024, either party may issue a 72-hour strike or lock out notice, which would trigger the carrier’s three-day wind down plan.”

John Gradek of McGill University says the statement from Canada’s largest airline leads him to assume the …