The airline said operations will gradually restart after a deal was reached with the union, ending a strike that caused hundreds of flight cancellations and hit 500,000 customers.

TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada said Tuesday it will gradually restart operations after reaching an agreement with the union for 10,000 flight attendants to end a strike that disrupted the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of travelers.

MONTREAL/TORONTO >> Air Canada’s unionized flight attendants reached an agreement with the country’s largest carrier today, ending the first strike by its cabin crew in 40 years that had upended travel plans for hundreds of thousands of passengers.