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Post by Midnight on Oct 11, 2021 2:30:35 GMT -5
Southwest Cancels 1,800 Flights Days After Pilots Fight Vaccine Mandates; Airline Claims ‘Bad Weather’
PAUL BOIS10 Oct 20214,337 4:06 Just two days after the Southwest pilots union asked a federal judge to block the company’s vaccine mandate, the airline canceled 1,800 flights this weekend, blaming bad weather. “Southwest Airlines canceled more than 1,800 flights this weekend, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of customers and stranding flight crews, blaming the meltdown on a combination of bad weather, air traffic control and its own shortage of available staff,” reported CNBC. In a note to staff on Sunday, Alan Kasher, executive vice president of daily flight operations, said that the airline “did not anticipate” the series of disruptions that arose over the weekend. “I know this is incredibly difficult for all of you, and our customers are not happy,” said Kasher. “Although we were staffed for the weekend, we could not anticipate the significant disruption that was created from unexpected ATC issues and bad weather across our Florida stations,” he added. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said bad weather and staffing issues in Florida contributed to a “few hours” of flight delays on Friday afternoon at the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center, which “controls airspace in five parts of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina,” according to CNBC. “No FAA air traffic staffing shortages have been reported since Friday,” the FAA said. “Some airlines continue to experience scheduling challenges due to aircraft and crews being out of place. Please contact the airlines for details about current flight schedules.” Continued at link
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Post by Midnight on Oct 11, 2021 2:40:48 GMT -5
Media Blackout: It’s Not Just Southwest Airlines – Air Traffic Controllers in Jacksonville Reportedly Walked Out Friday Night Protesting Mandatory COVID Vaccinations Too
By Joe Hoft Published October 10, 2021 at 4:30pm Big Media blacked out the news on Friday night that hundreds of flights out of Jacksonville were cancelled due to walkouts in response to vaccine mandates. In addition, according to one source air traffic controllers staged a walkout in Jacksonville in response to the vaccine mandate being forced on them. Even radical Tom Sauer reported on the air traffic controllers going on strike in Florida. Americans are fed up with radical leftists (communists) mandating insane actions that take our freedom away. More at link
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Post by ShofarSoGood on Oct 12, 2021 1:56:17 GMT -5
AIRLINES Published October 10 Southwest cancels more than a thousand flights, cites air-traffic control issues
The FAA contradicted Southwest's explanation for the delays and cancellations By Tyler O'Neil FOXBusiness Southwest CEO: Coronavirus sank business by 90% Southwest Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights this weekend amid air traffic control issues and weather, and the airline has not given an update as to whether the cancellations may continue. "ATC issues and disruptive weather have resulted in a high volume of cancellations throughout the weekend while we work to recover our operation," Southwest said in a statement on Twitter Saturday. "We appreciate your patience as we accommodate affected customers, and customer service wait times are longer than usual." According to FlightAware, a website that tracks cancellations and delays, Southwest has canceled 1,018 flights and had 597 flights delayed on Sunday alone. On Saturday, the airline canceled 808 flights and had 1,187 flights delayed. Southwest gave FOX Business a longer statement on Sunday afternoon. "We experienced weather challenges in our Florida airports at the beginning of the weekend, challenges that were compounded by unexpected air traffic control issues in the same region, triggering delays and prompting significant cancellations for us beginning Friday evening," the spokesperson told FOX Business. "We’ve continued diligent work throughout the weekend to reset our operation with a focus on getting aircraft and crews repositioned to take care of our customers," the spokesperson added. "With fewer frequencies between cities in our current schedule, recovering during operational challenges is more difficult and prolonged. We’re working diligently to accommodate our customers as quickly as possible, and we are grateful for their patience." "We’re offering customers added flexibility to explore self-service rebooking options on Southwest.com, where they can get updates on the status of their travel. We know the frustration flight cancellations are creating for our customers and employees and we apologize, and we again thank everyone for their patience as we work first to be safe, and second to be as quick as possible in solving disrupted plans," the spokesperson concluded. Continued at link
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Post by schwartzie on Oct 12, 2021 14:09:28 GMT -5
Southwest Airlines to Comply with Biden Vaccine ‘Mandate’ Over Texas Ban as Flight Cancelations Continue
By Cristina Laila Published October 12, 2021 at 11:09am Southwest Airlines on Tuesday announced it will comply with Joe Biden’s Covid vaccine mandate over Governor Greg Abbott’s ban. “According to the president’s executive order, federal action supersedes any state mandate or law, and we would be expected to comply with the president’s order to remain compliant as a federal contractor,” Dallas-based airliner said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg. Texas Governor Gregg Abbott on Monday banned vaccine mandates by any entity in Texas. “The Covid vaccine should always remain voluntary and never forced,” Abbott said. “In another instance of federal overreach, the Biden Administration is now bullying many private entities into imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, causing workforce disruptions that threaten Texas’ continued recovery from the COVID-19 disaster,” Abbott said in an executive order. Southwest Airlines said they will comply with Biden’s mandate as pilots fight Covid tyranny. Continued at link
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Post by OmegaMan on Oct 14, 2021 20:15:59 GMT -5
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines to ignore state of Texas ban on vaccine mandates, setting up major legal fight
Thursday, October 14, 2021 by: JD Heyes Tags: badhealth, badmedicine, big government, civil war, covid vaccine, covid-19, dallas, executive order, Greg Abbott, health freedom, Joe Biden, Lone Star State, Resist, revolt, Southwest Airlines, Texas, vaccine mandate, vaccine wars, vaccines Bypass censorship by sharing this link: New www.afinalwarning.com/561261.html(Natural News) Because Texas is governed by rational people who are patriots and revere the Constitution, there are as few COVID-19 mandates as possible in the Lone Star State. In fact, GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has spent the past several months imposing bans on certain coronavirus restrictions because he believes Texans should have maximum freedom to make their own decisions. Most recently, Abbott signed an executive order banning companies from imposing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on their employees, according to American Wire: According to the order, Abbott has barred businesses and groups in the Lone Star State from requiring proof of vaccination from anyone who has objected to getting the jab for “any reason of personal conscience.” The order also notes it is “subject to legislative action.” Abbott noted that he has “issued a series of executive orders aimed at protecting the health and safety of Texans, ensuring uniformity throughout Texas,” while attempting to achieve “the least restrictive means of combatting the evolving threat to public health” throughout the pandemic. “No entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine by any individual, including an employee or a consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19,” the order states. “The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective, and our best defense against the virus, but should remain voluntary and never forced,” the governor said in a statement. But the order is going to be ignored by Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, which, in recent days, experienced a major ‘sick-out’ of pilots who are opposed to the vaccine, forcing the carrier to cancel nearly 2,000 flights over the weekend. The company’s CEO, Gary Kelly, told CNBC this week he plans to comply with an executive order issued by Joe Biden last month mandating all federal employees and federal contractors, which includes airlines, be vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. Continued at link
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