![]() ![]() The community is devoted to travel and tourism and having a great airport.” We’re really devoted to the market and we have great plans for the future,” he said.Ĭoncerning the company’s original attraction to BWI, Kelly said, “There’s a real focus by the state of Maryland to support aviation. ![]() “We’re huge fans of Maryland and huge fans of BWI. Kelly started the discussion by noting Southwest Airlines’ successful partnership with BWI and the fact that it meant “tremendous route expansion” for the airline. It means a lot to all of us in the region from just having the nation’s number one low cost airline to provide us incredible customer service.” Fry, who served as moderator, said about Southwest, “We’re tremendously appreciative of Southwest as a corporate citizen and your investment at BWI means a lot to our regional economy. Kelly discussed the return of the Boeing 737 Max, route updates, holiday travel, operating in the pandemic and the company’s approaching 50th Anniversary. Southwest does not want anyone to lose their job over this mandate, and the airline has every intention of working with Employees, as best as possible.Gary Kelly, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Southwest Airlines, joined the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) on November 20, 2020, for a Newsmaker Speaker Series on the state of the airline and travel industries amidst the coronavirus pandemic and the effects on the regional economy. “Gary has stated that Employees must submit documentation of their fully vaccinated status or request an accommodation by Nov. That fact has not changed,” a Southwest spokesperson told Check Your Fact via email. “As a federal contractor, Southwest Airlines must comply with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Federal Contractors. The airline told Politico that “federal action supersedes any state mandate or law, and we would be expected to comply with the President’s Order to remain compliant as a federal contractor.” Greg Abbott’s ban on vaccine mandates, according to U.S. ![]() Southwest, which is based in Texas, has said it will not follow Republican Texas Gov. We are urging all of our employees to get vaccinated if they can’t get vaccinated, we’re urging them to seek an accommodation.”ĭuring his recent “Squawk On The Street” interview, Kelly said he has “never been in favor of corporations imposing that kind of a mandate.” He went on to say Southwest is working to comply with Biden’s mandate, adding that the objective is to “improve health and safety, not for people to lose their jobs.” We’re not gonna fire any employees over this. “The vaccine mandate, obviously, is controversial, and it’s not anything that I wish for our company,” Kelly told “ Good Morning America.” “This is a government mandate, it’s a presidential order, and we are doing our best to comply with that, according to the deadlines that have been set. ![]() (RELATED: A Viral Image Claims Vaccinated Delta Pilot Recently Died Mid-Flight) While Kelly has said Southwest will not fire employees over the vaccine mandate, he has not announced the company will refuse to follow Biden’s executive order. Claims have since surfaced on Facebook alleging he announced the airline “will not be following Biden’s mandate and will not be firing anyone.” Kelly, the CEO of Southwest, later appeared on ABC’s “ Good Morning America” and CNBC’s “ Squawk On The Street” to address the cancelations. Southwest Airlines and its pilots’ union have refuted rumors about a pilot protest causing the cancelations, PolitiFact reported. The cancelations sparked online rumors that they had actually been caused by pilots staging walkouts or sickouts after the airline announced employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive an exemption by a certain date, in order to be in compliance with Biden’s executive order requiring federal contractors to be vaccinated. 9 due to what the airline described in a statement as “air traffic constraints” and inclement weather that caused aircraft and crews to be out-of-place. Southwest Airlines canceled a large number of flights during the weekend of Oct. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |