LAS VEGAS, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant
Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) and the unions representing its
pilots and flight attendants today issued a joint statement
recognizing the introduction of the bicameral Air Carrier Worker
Support Extension Act of 2020 in the U.S. Senate by Senators
Roger Wicker and Susan Collins, and in the House of
Representatives by Congresswoman Stacey E.
Plaskett and Congressman David
Joyce. The legislation would extend the airline worker
Payroll Support Program (PSP) through March, 2021. Allegiant's
1,000 pilots are represented by the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters local 2118 (IBT) and its 1,500 flight attendants by the
Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO local 577 (TWU).
"Aviation jobs are critical to a healthy economy – a backbone of
our nation's infrastructure and commerce," said Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., Allegiant chairman
and CEO. "With the catastrophic impact of the pandemic on our
industry, the CARES Act Payroll Support Program has been critical
to our ability to continue to serve those who need to fly, even as
we face a still uncertain future. We thank Senators Wicker and
Collins, and Representatives Plaskett and Joyce for recognizing the
urgency our industry is facing, and for taking swift action on
behalf of our 4,500 Allegiant team members, and hundreds of
thousands of our industry colleagues."
"An extension of the CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) is
critical to preventing hard-working pilots and aircraft mechanics
from having their livelihoods destroyed by legislative standstill;
it has bipartisan support and is the right thing to do, both
morally and economically," said Capt. David
Bourne, Director of the Teamsters Airline Division. "This is
why we're joining our brothers and sisters in Transport Workers
Union Local 577 in demanding that Congress find a way to extend
this legislation before October
1."
"For our economy to recover swiftly from the devastation of this
pandemic, we must maintain air travel continuity in this country,"
said Joe Mayfield, president,
Transport Workers Union local 577. "Americans from small towns to
big cities not only rely on, but deserve to have a world-class
transportation system. If we witness a partial dismantling of the
aviation network, it will take years for the industry to rebound.
Aviation workers are ready at a moment's notice when your sons and
daughters are being deployed, and to deliver our emergency first
responders when needed. TWU Local 577 appreciates the legislators
who are working to pass the Air Carrier Worker Support Extension
Act. We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters from
Teamsters Local 2118 in supporting this crucial legislation."
Allegiant Travel Company
Las
Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is an integrated travel
company with an airline at its heart, focused on connecting
customers with premier leisure experiences - from vacations to
hometown family entertainment. Since 1999, Allegiant Air has linked
travelers in small-to-medium cities to world-class vacation
destinations with all-nonstop flights and industry-low average
fares. Today, Allegiant's all-Airbus fleet serves communities
across the nation, with base airfares less than half the cost of
the average domestic roundtrip ticket. For more information, visit
us at Allegiant.com. Media information, including photos, is
available at http://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Founded in
1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4
million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information.
Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/teamsters.
Transport Workers Union of America
The Transport
Workers Union of America represents over 150,000 members across the
airline, railroad, transit, universities, utilities and service
sectors
Contact:
Allegiant Media Relations
mediarelations@allegiantair.com
702-800-2020
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