When Air Canada pilots went on strike in September 1998 for 13 days, all of the carrier's more than 600 daily flights were grounded, stranding passengers and costing the airline C$133m ($96m; £71m) before a deal was reached.

Air Canada now says it plans to resume flights on Monday after the union that represents striking attendants defied a federal return-to-work edict and remained on the picket lines Sunday.

Airline rescheduling flight plans despite union insisting flight attendants won’t return to work until they get a fair contact