Video: AA threatens legal action against pilots union

>> as one labor dispute ends, another one involving american airlines is heating up. the company is telling pilots to end suspected flight slowdowns r or they'll take the union to court. american is accusing the pilots of staging sick-ins and writing up unnecessary repairs. the union is denying all of that, by the way. the impact is real. so far this week alone 57% of american flights arrived on time compared to last september, the number at 82% arrival. today the spokesperson said the pilots are inflicting economic damage on the company, frustrating and alienating our customers and drives unnecessary work for other employees. one angry flyer agreed. flight delayed with the prospect of missing one flight a day to st. lucia is not a good start to the honeymoon. we need some lawmakers and other people to get involved in this, and maybe they can clean this up like the ref situation in the nfl, tom.

>> 70,000 fans at giants stadium should do it, i would imagine. it's been more than a week that american flights have been significantly delayed. the airline blaming this on in the jump on sick callouts. something like a broken coffeepot or ripped seat. the pilot's union insists there's no organized effort under way, but the airline says it's go to ask a court to sper convenient and you asked why. look at the numbers this week. out of 7500 scheduled flights so far this week, 43% have already been delayed this week, 18% of those accessibly delayed, 9% canceled and now the airline may ask the court to issue an injunction against any pilot action. here's what they tell nbc news. quote, we do not want to pursue a legal remedy, but we're left with little alternative if the pilot's union does not take action to stop these pilots intentionally harming the operation. the dispute of the pilots has to do with the new working conditions that the airline forced onto pilots after they rejected a new contract offer. american is in bankruptcy. it insists its costs are way out of line compared to competitors. the pilots are clearly unhappy. the pilots also say the real problem is there's too few pilots and by the way american is flying the oldest planes, the oldest fleet in the country. that's true. what are customers to do? some travel experts say you should avoid flying american until this is resolved. p if you fly american you rusk getting stuck somewhere or arrive the late.

>> tom, we'll talk with you as early as tomorrow on this one. thanks, tom. the

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