As cancellations continue, critics blame vaccine mandate.
FOX: Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy told Southwest Airlines to “eat it” as cancelations from the airline mounted this weekend, and critics speculated it was due to employees protesting the company’s vaccine mandate.
“This makes me happier than I can possibly articulate. Eat it, @SouthwestAir,” Roy tweeted in response to a photo showing Southwest’s terminal in Reagan National Airport packed with people amid the cancelations.
More than 1,000 weekend flights were canceled by Southwest, which the airline blamed on bad weather. Critics lambasted the disruptions, and speculated the company’s vaccine mandate played a role, noting the airline’s pilots’ union had recently asked a court to block the mandate.
Roy also tweeted that he is currently working on legislation that would require companies to pay back bailout funds they may have taken if they fire employees over not complying with vaccine mandates. more here
That makes me smile.
“Eat it” Really? Are we in high school. This guy needs to take some lessons from Ted Cruz.
I had the Buck and whatever talk show on this morning. People calling in are saying South West management is anti vax, but there’s a lot of pressure being applied. Nobody could say by who. I think it might be more productive to meet with SW upper management and find out who’s applying the pressure. IT’S NOT A MANDATE.
Just heard on the top of the hour news that SW is insisting that all of the cancellations have nothing to do with the Covid shot mandate.
Why do they even bother with the bullshit?
I haven’t heard about this spreading to other airlines.
I have a Brother in Law that’s a Captain for South West. Very Anti JAB. I’ll try and call him tonight.
I read Southwest was anti-jab but said they fall under the federal mandate. I thought it sounded like bullshit double-speak but what do I know? I hope they cancel every damn flight…including mine because I don’t want someone in the cockpit who might keel over from the jab.
@ Brad OCTOBER 12, 2021 AT 3:58 PM
Hope I see your post about it later on.
Well, I made it home from Fort Myers, FL tonight with no difficulties. It seems as though the cancelled flights have tapered off.