Group 1 - Air Canada announced a complete suspension of operations due to a strike by its 10,000 flight attendants, starting from August 16 at 12:58 PM local time [1] - The airline had previously warned of flight reductions between August 15 and 18, and all flights to and from China and Japan were canceled on August 15 [3][4] - Air Canada is the only airline allowed to operate flights to China under current bilateral air traffic agreements, making its sudden suspension significantly impact ticket prices and availability on the China-Canada routes [3][8] Group 2 - The recovery of flight routes between China and Canada has been slow, with only 26.1% of pre-pandemic flight volumes restored by July 2025, compared to 26.3% for China-U.S. routes [6] - Restrictions on the number of flights operated by Chinese airlines to Canada have kept ticket prices high, with economy class tickets often exceeding 20,000 yuan [8] - Chinese airlines are gradually increasing their flight frequencies to Canada, with Air China planning to double its flights from Beijing to Vancouver starting August 27 [8]