Southwest CEO Gary Kelly says he never wanted a Covid vaccine mandate, but President Biden's federal vaccine rules forced his hand. “I’ve never been in favor of corporations imposing that kind of a mandate. I’m not in favor of that.”
unvaccinated workers would have to pay an extra $200 per month for company health insurance.
"My goal, obviously, is that no one loses their job. The objective here, obviously, is to improve health and safety, not for people to lose their jobs," said Kelly, who's retiring in February and handing the reins to three-decadeKelly's comments Tuesday come as Southwest faces heat for widespread flight cancellations in recent days and Monday'sThere were signs that Southwest's operations were improving Tuesday, as 87 flights, or just 2% of its schedule, were canceled.
According to Southwest, the cancellations can be traced to bad weather and issues with air traffic control in Florida. That caused planes and crews to be in the wrong position, escalating into more pervasive problems. In August, the airline reduced its schedule in hopes of fixing operational struggles over the summer that regularly led to dozens of cancellations.
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