Air Canada Expects to Resume Regular Schedule Saturday April 14

Air Canada Expects to Resume Regular Schedule Saturday April 14

MONTREAL, April 13, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada is preparing to resume its
full flight schedule for Saturday April 14, 2012 following the cancellation of
approximately 75 flights on Friday April 13 due to illegal job action taken by
some of its pilots.  Cancelled flights were primarily to and from Toronto, the
carrier's main hub, and other Canadian or United States destinations.  Air
Canada's international flights were not affected.

On Friday, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) granted, at Air
Canada's request, an order declaring that certain pilots were participating in
an illegal strike; ordering ACPA, the pilots' union, to take all reasonable
steps to bring to an end the illegal strike; and requiring all pilots
participating in the illegal strike to immediately return to work and perform
their duties in the normal manner.  As such, Air Canada expects to resume its
normal schedule effective Saturday April 14.

"Our first priority today has been to take care of our customers," said Duncan
Dee, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "While we were able
to re-accommodate almost all customers affected on alternate flights, we
recognize the inconvenience this job action has caused to our customers.  We
thank them for their patience and loyalty as we re-double our efforts to
restore their confidence in Air Canada.  The vast majority of Air Canada's
pilots reported to work today and performed their duties as the true
professionals they are.  I would like to thank them and all other Air Canada
employees for getting our customers to their destination safely and as quickly
as possible."

Air Canada operates approximately 600 daily flights.  In addition, the
carrier's regional airline affiliates including Jazz operate approximately 900
Air Canada Express flights daily that were not affected by the illegal job
action.

In order to facilitate changes to travel plans, Air Canada has revised its
ticketing policy for customers booked on flights until Saturday April 14, 2012.
Those customers wishing to rebook until June 30, 2012 may do so free of charge
by using Air Canada's self service rebooking tool at aircanada.com, on their
mobile device, or by contacting Air Canada Reservations toll free in Canada and
the U.S. at 888-247-2262; TTY: 1-800-361-8071 or Air Canada Reservations
worldwide. To avoid lengthy call centre wait times due to increased call
volume, Air Canada urges customers to consult aircanada.com for the latest
flight information and to use the airline's online rebooking and check-in
tools.





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