As airlines struggle to keep up with a surge of post-pandemic travel, the Alaska Air pilots are advocating for “job security, stronger work rules and enhanced quality-of-life provisions” such as flexibility and reasonable schedules.
New York Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of flights this weekend as its pilots held informational pickets in numerous cities throughout the United States in an almost 3-year-long deadlock in contract negotiations with the airline.
On Friday, Alaska Air canceled 111 flights, or 15% of its operations, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. In comparison, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines canceled only 4% of their flights operations the same day. As of noon EST Saturday, Alaska Airlines canceled 77 flights, or 11% of its operations. United Airlines has an answer to the pilot shortage: Its own flight schoolAlaska Airlines said 12,000 customers were affected by the cancellations.
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