Pilots at United picket for higher pay as pressure builds before summer travel season

Just ahead of what could be a record-breaking summer travel season, pilots from one of the nation's biggest airlines marched in picket lines at major airports on Friday as they push for higher pay.

Pilots at all three carriers are looking to match or beat the deal that Delta Air Lines reached with its pilots earlier this year, which raised pay rates by 34% over four years. United spokesman Joshua Freed said, "We're continuing to work with the Air Line Pilots Association on the industry-leading deal we have put on the table for our world-class pilots."

Giselle Ascione, a United passenger in San Francisco, said the airlines are making a lot of money, and "the pilots as well as the attendants should be paid. It's common sense."

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