Pilots working for Air Transat have voted overwhelmingly to give their union a strike mandate, the union said in a statement.

The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents more than 700 Air Transat pilots, opened voting last month for those pilots to decide whether to grant it a strike mandate.

On Wednesday, 99 per cent of unionized pilots at Air Transat voted to give the union that mandate.

“The results are in, and they are nothing short of decisive: out of the 98% of eligible pilots who voted, an extraordinary 99% of pilots voted YES to strike, if necessary,” the Air Line Pilots Association said in a statement.

“This overwhelming vote sends a clear message to management: our pilot group is unified, determined, and prepared for job action if the company does not provide us with

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