India, Aug. 17 -- The Air Canada cabin crew union said on Sunday that it will remain on strike despite the Labour Board's order to return to work.

The statement comes after Air Canada announced that it will resume flights on Sunday evening after the order. The union, however, said that it would challenge the order directing more than 10,000 of its members to return to work.

The shutdown of Canada's largest airline early on Saturday was impacting about 130,000 people a day. Air Canada operates around 700 flights per day.

Less than 12 hours after workers walked off the job, Canada's Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu ordered the 10,000 flight attendants back to work, saying now is not the time to take risks with the economy and noting the...