In an interview with Reuters, Mike Rousseau blamed the impasse on a gap between the airline's offer and its union's demands.

More than 10,00 flight attendants walked off the job early Saturday over pay and scheduling disputes. The Air Canada strike has ended after flight attendants reached a tentative agreement with the airline, their union said early Tuesday.

At Toronto’s biggest airport on Sunday, the national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees tore up a back-to-work order to a cheering crowd.

Air Canada’s operations are resuming, and that means a sigh of relief for many passengers at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.