About 40 Bellingham-based airline pilots and support crew picketed at Bellingham International Airport (BLI) on Tuesday as part of a nationwide picket in support of Allegiant Air pilots, who are demanding an end to negotiation delays in their fight for a fair contract.

“Today we’re out here picketing to bring awareness to the stalled negotiations between the Allegiant Travel Company and our pilot union,” Allegiant Air First Officer Jaiden Batts said from the picket line.

More than 1,400 Allegiant pilots across 22 airport bases in the country planned to picket Tuesday.

About 20 Allegiant pilots are based in Bellingham, according to Batts. Pilots from other airlines, including Delta and Alaska, participated in Tuesday’s picket, along with Allegiant flight attendants.

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