Southwest 'disheartened' after airline employee accuses mother of human trafficking
A Southwest employee reported the mom for "suspicious behavior." A police report was also allegedly filed showing that the airline and police suspected that the child was being trafficked.
Southwest launches investigation into pilot accused of saying 'Let's go Brandon': 'unacceptable'
Southwest Airlines opened an internal investigation into the pilot who reportedly said, “Let’s go Brandon” at the conclusion of an intercom announcement
Southwest addresses ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ controversy, says expressing political opinions on duty ‘unacceptable’
Southwest Airlines said Sunday it does not condone employees sharing political opinions on the job after a video surfaced online purportedly showing one of its pilots saying “Let’s Go Brandon” over a plane’s intercom system.
Southwest under fire after video surfaces purportedly showing pilot saying 'Let's go Brandon'
Southwest Airlines is under fire after a video surfaced purportedly showing one of its pilots saying “Let's go Brandon” over the plane's intercom system.
Judge rejects pilot union's attempt to block Southwest Airlines vaccine mandate
In a Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn denied the request by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) to issue a temporary restraining order against the airline’s requirement and dismissed the case.
Southwest's vaccine mandate remains in place, judge rules
A federal judge has rejected a bid by pilots to block Southwest Airlines from imposing a vaccine mandate, saying the airline is within its power to require vaccination as a safety measure.
Airline vaccine mandates: How will requirements affect holiday air travel?
As October winds down, Americans around the country are booking flights home for the holidays.
Southwest Airlines won't fire unvaccinated employees: 'It makes no sense'
Despite the deadline, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said during the company's third-quarter earnings call that no one will lose their job on Dec. 9 even if the airline isn't "perfectly in compliance."
Southwest Airlines 'aggressively hiring' with plans to fill 5K spots by yearend
Southwest faced a significant loss earlier this month from flight cancellations, customer refunds and "gestures of goodwill."
American, Southwest pilots urged to end vaccine-mandate talk in the cockpit, focus on flying
The Allied Pilots Association and Southwest Airlines Pilots Association cited a significant increase in reports to the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) about distractions in the cockpit, including discussions about the airlines' vaccine mandates.
United Airlines’ profit dented by delta variant
United Airlines Holdings Inc. said the spread of the more contagious variant of Covid-19 slowed flying during the third quarter but hasn’t derailed its recovery.
Southwest pilots' union asks court to delay vaccine mandate
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) has asked a federal court in Texas for a temporary restraining order to prevent the airline from implementing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees on Nov. 24.
Southwest Airlines offering 'gesture of goodwill' following multiday travel disruptions
Nearly 2,400 flights were canceled from Saturday through Monday which the airline blamed on bad weather and air traffic control issues.
Texas-based Southwest, American to abide by Biden vaccine mandate despite conflicting ban from governor
Southwest and American Airlines, both based out of Texas, reportedly plan to continue requiring the vaccine for its employees despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s new ban on vaccine mandates this week.
Bride blames Southwest after entire family missed her wedding: 'Once in a lifetime thing'
Southwest Airlines resumed normal operations Wednesday, after thousands of passengers were impacted during five days of flight disruptions
DOT to audit FAA staffing challenges after Southwest Airlines chaos
Matthew Hampton, assistant inspector general for aviation audits, issued a memo Tuesday announcing the audit, which he said would "assist FAA’s efforts" to keep air traffic control fully staffed and continue training new hires amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Southwest Airlines faces fifth day of delays, cancellations
Southwest Airlines canceled 87 flights as of 9 a.m. ET, according to flight tracker FlightAware. Meanwhile, more than 190 flights have already been delayed, according to the data.
Southwest flight cancellations, delays continue Monday after disruptive weekend
Southwest Airlines said in an emailed statement that it had experienced weather challenges in its Florida airports at the beginning of the weekend, which were compounded by unexpected air traffic control issues in the same region.
Chip Roy tells Southwest to 'eat it' as cancelations continue, critics blame vaccine mandate
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.
Southwest cancels more than 1,000 flights, Cruz says it’s Biden’s ‘illegal vaccine mandate at work’
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, took to Twitter late Sunday to speculate about Southwest Airlines’ decision to cancel more than 1,000 flights just days after its pilots’ union asked a court to block the company's new COVID-19 vaccination mandate.