LAS VEGAS – Allegiant Airways, which
operates flights between Stewart Airport near Newburgh and Tampa, Florida,
will keep flying as a holiday weekend pilots’ strike has been averted.
A court in Las Vegas has issued a temporary restraining order against
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1224, which represents Allegiant
pilots.
The airline said it has “every reason to believe that the Teamsters
will honor the court’s instructions and will not be able to continue
with their illegal intention to strike.”
The Allegiant statement said the order “will prevent a threatened
pilots’ strike which would have left potentially thousands of travelers
with cancelled flights over the Easter holiday weekend.”
The airline said with the treat of an imminent strike over, Allegiant
“hopes that both parties can now focus on the next federally mediated
negotiating session, scheduled for late April.”
