Captain Jason Ambrosi has been a Delta Air Lines pilot for 22 years. He tells WABE he loves his job. But he’s exhausted from flying a record number of overtime hours to help the airline recover from the pandemic.
Ambrosi, who is also head of the pilots union at Delta, will be among hundreds of pilots picketing at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson on Thursday. Ambrosi says thousands of Delta pilots will stand shoulder-to-shoulder outside of several airline hubs nationwide.
“We’ve helped our airline recover by flying record amounts of overtime. Our pilots spend more time away from our families, and we do that to get our customers safely to their destination. It’s time for the company to recognize those contributions,” Ambrosi said.
A Delta Air Lines spokesperson tells WABE in a statement that this will not disrupt operations, and the company has restarted contract negotiations that had been paused for nearly 2 years due to the pandemic.
