More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants will continue their strike despite back-to-work orders from the Canadian government, the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees said Sunday.

Air Canada is less than two days away from a work stoppage, with flights being gradually suspended until flight attendants leave the job. The Canadian airline began canceling flights on Thursday after the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) provided its required 72-hour notice before

Air Canada has announced that it will resume operations on Sunday following a government directive that called for an end to the cabin crew strike that grounded hundreds of flights, causing cancellations affecting tens of thousands passengers.