Air Canada flight attendants have voted to turn down the tentative agreement with the airline on Saturday afternoon — but flights will continue to take off.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees’ Air Canada component (CUPE), which represents more than 10,000 flight attendants working for Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, announced that an overwhelming majority — 99 per cent — of voters rejected the deal .

Negotiations surrounding wages will now move to mediation and, possibly, arbitration — but there will be no strike or lockout, according to a statement published by Air Canada following the announcement .

“Air Canada is fully committed to the mediation and arbitration process,” the statement reads.

“The negotiations period has been challenging for all Air Canada stakeholders. W

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