Southwest Airlines is apparently trying to save some face, claiming that the reason they had to cancel 1,800 this past weekend was because of bad weather. In reality, the cancellations came just two days after the Southwest pilots union asked a federal judge to block the company's unconstitutional vaccine mandate.
“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,” reports CNBC.
No FAA air traffic staffing shortages have been reported since Friday.
Flight delays & cancellations occurred for a few hours Friday PM due to widespread severe weather, military training, & limited staffing in one area of the Jacksonville en route center.
(1/2)— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) October 10, 2021
On Sunday, day flight operations executive Vice President Alan Kasher wrote a letter to staff explaining that the airline “did not anticipate” the weekend's disruptions.
“I know this is incredibly difficult for all of you, and our customers are not happy,” he said. “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."
Saved up to start tradition w/ son to see an NFL game in new stadium each year. 1st pick was TB12, Gronk and the Bucs! SWA cancelled this morning for “weather issues”. C’mon SWA. Stuck in Dallas with wasted tickets to game. #@TomBrady #@Buccaneers #@RobGronkowski #@SouthwestAir pic.twitter.com/8Xw1VK5Q3a
— HW-Dallas (@HireWages) October 10, 2021
Yeah, bad weather. HA! Maybe a few flights were cancelled due to inclement weather, but not nearly 2,000!
Breitbart reports:
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.
For the gaslighting corporate media and progressive pay for play shills, here is the Southwest pilots association’s motion for a restraining order against the airline. Guess what it’s about? https://t.co/tjpZww7TmY pic.twitter.com/KIWeTQjCou
— Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) October 10, 2021
“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.”
Chris Bianchi, a meteorologist out of Denver, told CNBC that he did not see the type of severe weather that would have caused massive flight delays. “Based on what I’ve seen, there didn’t appear to be any high impact weather that would’ve significantly affected Southwest operations yesterday or today,” he said.
Joe Biden’s illegal vaccine mandate at work!
Suddenly, we’re short on pilots & air traffic controllers.#ThanksJoe https://t.co/wviOzLt7Iv
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 10, 2021
On Friday, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) filed a lawsuit requesting that a federal judge “temporarily block the company from carrying out federally mandated coronavirus vaccinations until an existing lawsuit over alleged U.S. labor law violations is resolved,” Bloomberg reports.
“The new vaccine mandate unlawfully imposes new conditions of employment and the new policy threatens termination of any pilot not fully vaccinated by December 8, 2021,” reads the legal filing. “Southwest Airlines’ additional new and unilateral modification of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement is in clear violation of the RLA.”
The southwest quasi strike is probably the most important groundswell from we the people thus far. This needs to grow. I'd rather all travel be ground to a halt for weeks than lose liberty long term. It's time to go on offense and force this issue once and for all.
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) October 10, 2021
Southwest Airlines said that it disagrees with SWAPA’s “claims that any Covid-related changes over the past several months require negotiation,” adding that the company will continue working with the union it keeps “navigating the challenges presented by the ongoing pandemic.”
SWAPA represents nearly 10,000 pilots.
Despite the peculiar timing of the cancelations, SWAPA leaders told CNBC that pilots were not participating in a massive strike, blaming the airline’s “poor planning.”
“We can say with confidence that our Pilots are not participating in any official or unofficial job actions,” SWAPA said.
Our country was founded by rebels who risked their livelihoods in pursuit of freedom.
Patriots stand with the Southwest pilots who are doing the same.
— CJ Pearson (@thecjpearson) October 10, 2021
“Our Pilots will continue to overcome SWA management’s poor planning, as well as any external operational challenges, and remain the most productive Pilots in the world,” the union declared.
Sounds to me like they were indeed protesting.
Frankly I do really want to get home but I’m not mad about all this. @SouthwestAir employees stand firm for your human rights. I stand with you even if it’s f’ing up my day. There is more at stake here. You have the right control your health decisions.
— Kira (@RealKiraDavis) October 10, 2021
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