Air Canada suspends restart of operations as flight attendants' strike continues


By Lin Wei

OTTAWA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Air Canada said Sunday it has suspended plans to resume limited flying on Sunday evening after its flight attendants defied a government back-to-work order.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) illegally directed its flight attendant members to defy a direction from the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to return to work, said Canada's largest airline in a news release.

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