100 Pilots Picket Outside St. Pete-Clearwater Airport

CLEARWATER, FL (December 10, 2024) – 100 Allegiant Air pilots picketed outside the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport on December 10 as they continue to demand a fair, equitable contract from Allegiant Air.  Since 2021, the Allegiant Pilots Association has been working without an amended contract.   Although Allegiant Air has offered a proposed amended contract, it still does not give pilots industry-standard pay and asks for concessions in other areas including scheduling, seniority, and work rules.   Allegiant Air pilots are currently the most underpaid in the industry.

The pilots voted nearly unanimously (97.4%) to strike and are ready to do so if approved in the mediation process with Allegiant Air, if contract negotiations fail.  A strike would disrupt routes and cause considerable cancellations and other delays in passenger flights.

“We’re not being unreasonable – we just want to be treated the same as every other pilot in America,” said Captain Aaron Adrian, an Allegiant Teamsters pilot with Local 2118. “We’re here today to show Allegiant just how serious we are.”

Media Inquiries:  Aaron Adrian | aadrian@apa2118.org | (219) 210-1716