Canada's government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world.

The strike, which is expected to disrupt travel plans for more than 100,000 passengers, is the flight attendants' first since 1985.

Canadian government orders arbitration over Air Canada strike. Here's what you need to know. Air Canada estimates that some 130,000 customers will be impacted each day that the suspension continues.