Dozens of Alaska Airlines flights at Sea-Tac International Airport were canceled Friday morning.
, there were 66 flights canceled as of 5:30 a.m. Sixty-four of the flights are through Alaska Airlines.
Officials with Alaska Airlines said the flight cancelations are "connected to a shortage of pilots, which has created operational challenges." Pilots with Alaska Airlines will be picketing across the country, including Seattle, over contract negotiations on Friday afternoon. Organizers say it's been nearly three years since the pilots began contract negotiations. They said they are underpaid and overworked compared to pilots at United, Delta and American. Their goal is to get a contract similar to their peers."We notified our guests whose flights have been impacted and apologize for the inconvenience. We’re working as quickly as possible to make things right and get them to their destinations," Alaska Airlines officials said.
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