A union representing flight attendants for Alaska Airlines said on Friday that they have reached a tentative agreement for a record contract with the carrier.
The details of the deal will be reviewed by the union’s leadership, followed by a member ratification vote, the Associate of Flight Attendants said.
Direct flights would benefit both economies, but the stakes are higher for China, where a recovery in overseas travel after the COVID-19 pandemic is lagging, while India’s aviation sector booms. Several times over the past year or so, China’s government and airlines have asked India’s civil aviation authorities to re-establish direct air links, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, with one saying China considers this a “big issue”.
Alaska Airlines did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment after hours. American Airlines‘ flight attendants union a day earlier said that their union had failed to reach a deal on a new contract, and that it had moved closer to a strike.
However, American Airlines had said it would continue to negotiate with the union so that its flight attendants benefit from the contract.
