“We will not be returning to the skies,” said Mark Hancock, national president for Canadian Union of Public Employees, or CUPE, which also represents some non-public sectors.

While Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike, many travellers may be still be wondering how they’ll get home or if they’ll be rebooke...

“The flights were about $1,500 and we couldn’t ask our 27 guests to accept just a $500 credit,” Becca said.