Operations with Air Transat are returning to normal after a tentative deal was reached with the union representing its pilots.
The airline says the agreement marks an important milestone in the process, lifts the risk of a strike.
It is expected to be submitted for ratification by union members in the coming days.
“We are pleased to have finally reached a tentative agreement with the union representing our pilots, marking a complete overhaul of their collective agreement,” said Annick Guérard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Transat in a news release. “Our priority now is to quickly restore our operations.”
The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), the union representing the pilots, says this comes following more than 11 months of intensive negotiations.
“Our pilots have been frustrated flying under a decade-old, outdated collective agreement,” said Captain Bradley Small, chair of the Air Transat ALPA Master Executive Council (MEC).
Some flights were cancelled today in anticipation of a potential walkout on Wednesday, which is when the union had threatened strike action if a deal wasn’t reached.
