Air Canada to resume flights after government orders end to flight attendant strike

Air Canada announced that it would continue flights beginning Sunday after the government intervened to end the flight attendants' strike. 

The Canadian Industrial Relations Board said in a statement that the flight attendants had to resume their jobs by 2 p.m. EST, according to NBC News. 

Over 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job to protest pay and scheduling conflicts that resulted due to a new contract. 

As a result of the strike, 700 flights were suspended and hundreds of thousands of travelers had to find other ways to travel or remain at the airport. 

"Restart of operations will begin immediately, with first flights this evening, but Air Canada expects it will take several days before its operations return to normal," the airline's statement reads. "During this process, some flights will be canceled over the next 7 to 10 days until the schedule is stabilized. Air Canada deeply regrets the inconvenience for its customers."