With flights grounded and travel plans thrown into disarray for thousands of Canadians, many have written to CBC News asking about the dispute — including clarification on recent interactions between the federal government,

Aviation analytics firm Cirium said that as of Monday afternoon, August 18, Air Canada had called off at least 1,219 domestic flights and 1,339 international flights since last Thursday, when the carrier began gradually suspending its operations ahead of the strike and lockout.

After multiple days with 10,000 flight attendants on strike, Air Canada has struck a deal with the union to resume its operations.