Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Air Canada revealed that its third-quarter results were severely impacted by a mid-August flight attendants strike, which led to approximately 3,200 flight cancellations.

The Montreal-based airline disclosed on 24 September that the labour disruption caused a C$375 million loss in operating income and a C$430 million hit to revenue.

The losses stemmed primarily from customer refunds, compensation, and lower-than-expected bookings, with C$90 million spent specifically on passenger reimbursements.

However, Air Canada achieved C$145 million in cost savings, mainly due to reduced fuel expenses from less flying during the strike period.

The airline now forecasts a 2pc lower year-on-year capacity increase for the July-Sep...