_Īssociated Press reporters Dan Huff in Washington, D.C., and R.J. Workers can ask to skip the shots for medical or religious reasons. As evidence, they point to government data on percent of major maintenance outsourced and percent of flight delays blamed on the airline (often due to. Finally last week, Southwest told employees they must be fully vaccinated by Dec. Southwest had remained silent even after President Joe Biden announced his order for federal contractors and large employers. carrier to announce a vaccination requirement. The White House has pushed airlines to adopt vaccine mandates because they are federal contractors - they get paid by the Defense Department to operate flights, including those that carried Afghanistan refugees to the U.S. In August, it announced it was trimming its September schedule by 27 flights a day, or less than 1%, and 162 flights a day, or 4.5% of the schedule, from early October through Nov. 100 198 would 199 current 200 result 201 04 202 there 203 administration. But storms were only one factor behind the travel nightmare. Southwest has struggled all summer with high numbers of delayed and canceled flights. Hundreds of thousands of US airline customers were stranded this week as severe weather grounded planes and led to canceled flights. 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. Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King said there was no evidence that would indicate the disruptions were caused by any sort of employee protest over vaccinations. Southwest was the only airline to report such a large percentage of canceled and delayed flights over the weekend. The FAA said Sunday that “some airlines” were experiencing problems because of planes and crews being out of position. Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged delays in part of Florida on Friday but pushed back against Southwest’s air-traffic control explanation. There is a risk to fewer flights, however: It leaves Southwest with fewer options to accommodate stranded passengers. He said Southwest has already made significant cuts in its original schedules for November and December, “and if we think we need to do more, we will.” After massive delays this summer, Southwest trimmed its fall schedule, which Van de Ven said had helped reduce delays in the past month. The staffing shortage is leading to fewer flights. we are still not where we want to be with staffing,” especially pilots. More: Southwest Airlines gets its own concourse in Phoenix.In a video for employees, Southwest Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven said that despite “a very aggressive hiring plan.
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by 2:25 p.m., representing more than half of its scheduled departures, according to flight tracking service FlightAware. Southwest passengers with reservations to any destination on Tuesday, April 18, may rebook in their original class of service or travel standby at no additional charge, as long as travel is rebooked for within 14 days of the original travel date. At least 2,192 Southwest flights were delayed in the U.S. Here's what happened What can I do if I'm flying Southwest from Sky Harbor? Last August: Southwest Airlines computers went down at the Phoenix airport. Globally, Southwest delayed 1,849 flights and cancelled 11 flights as of 11 a.m. How many Southwest delays and cancellations were reported on FlightAware?Īt Sky Harbor Airport, about 122 Southwest flights were delayed on Tuesday, April 18. Southwest resumed its operations by 8:35 a.m. Southwest requested the pause to its departures, the FAA stated. Southwest Airlines has apologized for this weekends meltdown in a memo to employees. A statement from Southwest and social media posts from the FAA blamed a technical issue for the grounding.
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