Southwest Airlines scraps plans to put unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave
Southwest still plans on granting 'valid' requests
Southwest Airlines employees protest vaccine mandate at Dallas headquarters
Dozens of flight attendants, pilots and many other Southwest employees from different departments showed up to Monday’s protest. They say the airline is violating their personal rights.
Southwest Airlines apologizes for recent cancellations of thousands of flights
Southwest Airlines said its "deeply sorry" for cancelling thousands of flights this past weekend.
Southwest, American Airlines will comply with federal vaccine mandate despite Texas governor's order
Southwest Airlines says it will go against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order and instead comply with President Joe Biden’s mandate requiring employees to be vaccinated.
Frustrations mount as Southwest Airlines cancels more flights
There are conflicting reports about what caused Southwest Airlines to cancel nearly 2,000 flights over the weekend. It's left thousands of passengers stranded and trying to get rebooked.
Southwest Airlines, FAA differ over cause for cancellations
The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights in total, or 29% of its schedule, as of 7 p.m. ET Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
Southwest Airlines to require COVID-19 vaccine for all employees
All Southwest Airlines employees will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Dallas-based company announced Monday.
Southwest Airlines to give employees bonus for getting COVID-19 vaccine
Workers at Southwest Airlines will get a little something extra if they are vaccinated.
Southwest's president retires suddenly; didn't get CEO job
The president of Southwest Airlines is stepping down, effective immediately.
Several large North Texas employers say they will comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Several large DFW employers have already said they plan to comply with the Biden Administration's new rules for vaccinations, where any company with 100 employees or more must require vaccinations or mandatory testing.
COVID-19 surge: Rising cases hurting airline ticket sales
The leading U.S. airlines say that the rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales and pushing back the recovery of the travel industry.
North Texas flight attendants take self-defense class as sky rage incidents continue
The airline staff self-defense class has been around since 2005, but has gained in popularity recently due to the rise in bad behavior taking place on-board some flights.
Southwest pilot union threatens pickets over scheduling issues, lack of hotels, COVID-protocol clarity
Southwest Airlines pilots may go on strike over what they call unfair working conditions this summer. The pilots' association says members have been forced to work extra days, sometimes without hotels and transpiration.
Southwest Airlines flight attendant dies of COVID-19
A fully vaccinated Southwest Airlines employee passed away this week after a battle with COVID-19.
Delta, American Airlines, Southwest will not mandate COVID-19 vaccine for employees
Three major U.S. airlines will not be requiring their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine but will offer additional paid time off and cash as incentives for those that do.
United Airlines to require U.S. employees to be vaccinated
United Airlines will require employees in the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by late October, perhaps sooner, joining a rising number of big corporations that are responding to a surge in virus cases. However, North Texas-based American and Southwest are not going that far just yet.
Southwest, American post 2Q profits as air travel picks up
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both posted second-quarter profits on Thursday thanks to generous federal pandemic relief that covers most of their labor costs.
Airlines continue staff recalls as concerns over Delta variant grow
A summer travel surge is prompting Fort Worth-based American Airlines to recall all flight attendants currently on extended voluntary leave.
Crowded flights and air travel delays could continue through the summer
At SFO, the airport duty manager says this holiday was the busiest travel period since the pandemic began.
Airlines facing travel woes due to lack of staff, summer storms and unruly passengers
The airline says the pent-up consumer demand is clashing with summer storms and staffing. About 1,500 pilots weren’t flying during the pandemic and need to be retrained.