Skyport said it has not been notified of any changes to Air Canada’s regular scheduled flights to the island as the carrier moved to suspend services in the face of a possible strike.

The airline braced itself for disruption if flight attendants go ahead with action over contract negotiations.

On Tuesday, the Canadian Union of Public Employees — which represents thousands of the airline’s flight attendants — gave notice of a stoppage after a breakdown in talks with the carrier about contract negotiations.

A spokeswoman for Skyport, the operator of LF Wade International Airport, said yesterday that updates will be made to its departure boards, website and other communication channels as soon as information about any confirmed changes are received from the airline.

She said: “At this time, we have not received confirmation of any changes to the regularly scheduled Bermuda services to or from Toronto or Montreal with Air Canada.

“Passengers already holding confirmed tickets with Air Canada should expect to receive communication directly from the airline on any changes to their itineraries, as well as options for alternate flights.

“We encourage passengers who are travelling over the coming days with Air Canada to contact them directly if they have any concerns.”

The union representing the flight attendants said that the contract issue had been delayed by the carrier for the past nine months.

A statement on the airline’s website said the planned labour disruption was expected to begin in the early hours of Saturday, affecting Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights.

“To provide our customers with certainty, we have begun a phased wind-down of most of our operations, to be completed over the next two days,” the airline said yesterday.

Mark Nasr, the chief operating officer of Air Canada, said that by the end of today, about 500 flights would be cancelled based on the airline’s plan to address the issue.

He added: “Air Canada is a very complex system. It covers over 40,000 employees, and over 250 aircraft operating to 200 destinations in over 65 countries.

“It’s simply not the kind of system that we can start or stall at the push of a button.”

The August schedule for LF Wade International Airport showed Air Canada service to Toronto on five days a week — not Tuesdays or Thursdays — as well as flights by the airline to Montreal on Saturdays.