Air Canada flight attendants standing in a silent protest at Vancouver International Airport.
Mandatory Credit:	Liang Sen/Xinhua/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

Air Canada flight attendants standing in a silent protest at Vancouver International Airport.
Mandatory Credit: Liang Sen/Xinhua/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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Air Canada will start canceling flights today before it locks out flight attendants. Here’s what we know

Canada’s biggest airline is poised to start canceling several dozen flights Thursday ahead of a weekend lockout of flight attendants that threatens to throw travel plans for tens of thousands into chaos during the peak summer season.