Savanthi Syth, an airlines analyst for Raymond James, said the weekend problems will increase Southwest's costs and worsen the company's strained relations with unions. The union complained about the “already strained relationship” between it and the company.
The union offered another explanation: It said Southwest's operation “has become brittle and subject to massive failures under the slightest pressure” because of a lack of support from the company. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association said it “has not authorized, and will not condone, any job action.”
The pilots union denied reports that pilots were conducting a sickout or slowdown to protest the vaccine mandate. The Dallas-based airline had blamed air traffic control issues. One analyst said a possible reason for the weekend outages may be a work slowdown by pilots who oppose the mandate. By midmorning Monday, the carrier had canceled about 360 flights and more than 600 others were delayed, according to FlightAware. Employees can seek approval to skip the shots due to medical or religious reasons. The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. Southwest Airlines canceled more than 350 flights Monday following a weekend of major disruptions that it blamed on bad weather and air traffic control issues. Last week, Southwest became the latest airline to announce it was imposing a vaccine mandate on its staff. Representatives from Southwest Airlines did not immediately respond to inquiries on the level of customer service McDowell received. McDowell said a Southwest representative on Monday helped secure hotel and meal vouchers but only after he says other Southwest employees failed to support them on Sunday after flight 1842 to Ft. "If the weather was that bad then why were the other airlines flying," McDowell asked Monday. McDowell has limited vision while others in his group are blind. You'll need to call Southwest for assistance if you’re looking to cancel a single passenger from a multi-person reservation. Note that canceling the flight will cancel all passengers on the itinerary. Larry McDowell was among those waiting Monday afternoon to ride a shuttle to a nearby hotel after he and five other people in his travel group said they slept inside the airport overnight Sunday. To cancel your flight, click the Cancel flight link for the respective flight. Pilots and flight attendants have complained about being exhausted as the airline has ramped up flights after the pandemic. Passengers at Love Field Monday were a mix of those waiting for their previous delayed flight to take off and others who already learned they would have to wait until Tuesday to depart Dallas. NBC reported Southwest Airlines President Mike Van de Ven told staff Sunday that the airline was short-staffed and would considering cutting flight schedules in the fall to avoid delays and cancellations in the future. Banned Blood Donors Can Give Again as Mad Cow Disease Worries Wane
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