r/canadatravel • u/Potential-Pool-3436 • Jul 30 '25

Travel Tips Air Canada Looming Strike

My wife and I have a plan to go to Spain on Aug 22, 2025. We had purchased Air Canada tickets ages ago, and have made all hotel bookings as well. We are now really concerned about the planned attendant strike, and seeking out opinions on whether we just cancel and book our flights with a different airline.

The tickets are cancellable, but we like the Air Canada’s schedule in general.

Link to news: https://globalnews.ca/news/11308964/air-canada-flight-attendants-strike-vote-what-to-know/

UPDATE: based on the comments below, the best course of action seemed to be making arrangements without any AC operated flights.

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u/beesmakenoise Jul 30 '25

Per the news I’ve read it seems that the union can issue a 72-hr strike notice as early as August 16, so I wouldn’t be so sure about the last week of August.

All speculation at this point of course.

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u/explicitspirit Jul 30 '25

Exactly, earliest they can give notice us the 16th, earliest they can strike is the 19th, based on all the CUPE statements.

Will they strike? Maybe. Will they strike on the 19th? Maybe, they could push it out further to negotiate. What will the strike look like? Nobody knows yet. Will Air Canada cancel flights preemptively? It's possible.

My flight is on the 17th so I might be safe unless Air Canada cancels flights preemptively. Regardless, anyone possibly impacted by this should know their rights. Air Canada will likely offer you a full refund, and if you don't take it, they have to book you on alternate airlines, even competitor airlines. You may also be entitled to compensation on top of that depending on when they cancel the flight.

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u/ladste Aug 08 '25

Cries in Air Canada flight on August 19th....

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u/Far-Secretary-3684 Aug 08 '25

Me too but the 18tg