said its flights were operating as planned on Monday and flights scheduled for Dec. 9 will also operate for now as the company continues negotiations with its pilots union.
representing 700 Air Transat pilots, worked for the company for 72 hours.
on December 7, officially setting the stage for a potential strike as early as Wednesday.
In response, the airline added four new flights and launched a special program to bring back as many travelers as possible ahead of schedule. Some passengers who had originally planned to return on December 10 were offered flights on Monday or Tuesday instead.
“Air Transat wishes to inform its customers and the public that negotiations with the union representing our pilots continued throughout the night and we have made progress,” the company said in a statement on Monday.
The company said it hoped to reach an agreement to minimize disruption, saying the union must now act following its “generous offer.”
Transat said the special measures could change quickly if a preliminary agreement is reached with the union.
“If an agreement is not reached, which we are confident will prevent, we will have to cancel flights that do not return to Canada before a potential conflict begins at the end of the day on the 9th,” it said.
The company added that it will need to ensure that all of its planes are in the right locations in Canada to ensure a quick restart.
“We are communicating directly with the affected passengers to provide all necessary information and facilitate their return,” the statement said.
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