But when there is a, you know, an occurrence, whatever it is, that causes - it happens to cause more domino effects, which we've seen. So our contract allows for that, and that's what Southwest specializes in. MURRAY: Well, we have - as David said in the lead-in to this, we have an extremely complex network. MCCAMMON: So what went wrong? Why were things so bad this weekend, then? MCCAMMON: That pickup rate, does that mean they're volunteering to work extra shifts? So our pilots were out there supporting the customers, supporting the airline and doing everything they could. And then our pilot pickup rate, meaning the extra time they're flying, picking up on their off days, was extremely elevated. So you know, our data is coming in from the weekend, and what we saw, as well as Southwest, was our pilot sick time was right in line with the same sort of meltdown issues during the summer. MCCAMMON: So one more time for the record - did Southwest pilots organize a plan to call in sick over the weekend? Welcome.ĬASEY MURRAY: Thank you very much for having me. He's president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association. © 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.So a lot of problems over the weekend for Southwest Airlines - to talk more about it, let's bring in Captain Casey Murray. 27, a federal judge rejected the pilot union’s attempt to block the company from imposing a mandate. Southwest canceled thousands of flights earlier this month, which many believe to be caused by the airline’s pilots protesting President Biden’s impending COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all federal contractors. “Southwest does not tolerate any behavior that encouraged divisiveness, as it does not reflect the Southwest Hospitality and inclusiveness for which we are known and strive to provide each day on every flight.” “Southwest is conducting an internal investigation into the recently reported event and will address the situation directly with any Employee involved while continuing to remind all Employees that public expression of personal opinions while on duty is unacceptable. The airline will be internally investigating the incident and those involved, it said Sunday Southwest Airlines is looking into the pilot who said “Let’s go Brandon” over a speaker. The pilot’s quip was caught toward the end of a flight from Houston to Albuquerque. The chant at the NASCAR race was misheard by a reporter as “Let’s go Brandon” and the phrase has since been repeated by ardent Biden critics. The phrase is a tongue-in-cheek reference to a “F–k Joe Biden” chant that erupted at a NASCAR race in Talladega earlier this year. “Southwest does not condone Employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our Customers, and one Employee’s individual perspective should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of Southwest and its collective 54,000 Employees,” the airline said in a statement Sunday. Southwest Airlines will conduct an internal investigation into a pilot who was captured on video saying “Let’s go Brandon” over the flight’s intercom, the airline said in a statement. Southwest flyers’ wheelchair ‘pre-boarding scam’ leaves fellow passengers fumingĮx-Southwest Airlines employee charged with selling phony travel vouchers for $1.9M Unfair congestion fee and more: Letters to the Editor - July 2, 2023 Southwest passengers receive threatening photos suggesting bomb on plane
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