Air Canada proposed to increase total compensation, including benefits and bonuses, by about 20 per cent in the first year of a contract and a total of 32.5 per cent over four years, said the person, speaking on condition they not be identified in order to speak about private talks.

The aviation business is an ever growing amazing, and one company's flight attendants want a bigger piece of the pie. Flight attendants initially reached a deal with their airline, but they've turned down a new proposed contract from the brand.

The flight attendants union said it would survey members on what issues they would like to see resolved in a new contract.