Air Canada says it plans to resume flights on Sunday after the Canadian government intervened and forced the airline and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration.

The decision by the union representing the 10,000 workers means that travel chaos will most likely continue for at least a second day.

Air Canada flight attendants continue to strike as they defy a government return-to-work order:: Toronto, Canada::The Canadian Union of Public Employees said in a statement that members would remain on strike and invited Air Canada back to the table to "negotiate a fair deal.