India, Aug. 15 -- Nearly 300 Air Canada flights have been cancelled ahead of a scheduled strike by the company's unionised flight attendants.

"As of 12 pm on Aug. 15, 2025, this is the operational wind down impact due to the impending CUPE strike: Total flights cancelled: | 294 People impacted: 55,726," Air Canada wrote on X.

Canada's largest carrier has said it expects to cancel 500 flights by the end of the day, ahead of a threatened strike just before 1:00am ET on Saturday.

The carrier's 10,000 flight attendants are gearing up to walk off the job over stalled contract talks. The union is demanding higher wages and compensation for unpaid work, according to Reuters.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents Air Canada...