Air Canada suspends restart plans after union defies return-to-work order

Canada’s largest airline said it would resume flights on Monday evening (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it would defy a return-to-work order.

The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered airline staff back to work by 2pm on Sunday after the government intervened and Air Canada said it planned to resume flights Sunday evening.