00:00Air travel in Canada is hitting major turbulence.
00:03Air Canada, the country's largest airline, is canceling flights as a lockout of flight attendants begins this weekend.
00:11The move comes after the Canadian Union of Public Employees voted to strike.
00:17About 10,000 flight attendants will be off the job.
00:20After months of negotiations, the two sides still have not reached a deal.
00:24The main sticking point, ground pay, or compensation for work done when planes are not in the air.
00:31Union President Wendy Lasosky says it's a matter of fairness.
00:35Air Canada says the union rejected a proposal Monday that included a 38 percent raise over four years plus benefits and addressed ground pay.
00:44CEO Michael Russo says the lockout is a better option than an unplanned work stoppage that could create travel chaos.
00:51The airline expects to ground 500 flights by midnight Friday and suspend all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights Saturday.
01:01The airline carries about 130,000 passengers a day, including 25,000 Canadians returning from abroad,
01:07and operates 430 daily flights to and from the United States.
01:12The company says rebooking on other airlines will be tough during peak summer travel.
01:16Canada's Minister of Jobs and Families is urging both sides to go back to the table and wants the union to consider binding arbitration.
01:25Even if a deal is reached, Air Canada says it could take at least a week to get operations fully back up and running.
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