The airline canceled dozens of flights over the weekend due to pilot shortages. Alaska pilots began staging pickets four days ago amid union negotiations.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Alaska Airlines announced on Monday morning that it had canceled 40 flights due to an ongoing shortage of pilots, impacting about 6,000 travelers, with more cancellations possible throughout the day.
The latest wave continues a four-day trend of widespread flight cancellations for the airline, which pulled the plug on 73 flights on Sunday, 88 flights on Saturday and 120 flights on Friday.
The impact at Portland International Airport appeared to be smaller on Monday than in some
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