CEO Gary Kelly said there is “no evidence” that Southwest Airlines employees are protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates.
that the mass cancellations of flights at his airline in recent days were caused by an internal protest over its Covid-19 vaccine mandate, saying while controversial, he has found “no evidence” of correlation between the mandate and the disruptions....
It is typical that it would take “several days” to adjust to these changes, Kelly said, noting that “things are pretty much well back to normal” with only a few more cancellations than usual on Tuesday. Kelly recognized that Southwest’s vaccine mandate is “controversial” and “not anything I would wish for our company.” However, he stressed the order is from the federal government “and we’re doing our best to comply with that according to the deadlines that have been set.