itsmeguppy

Isn’t it already? Lol


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Ala5ka

Got it, no sick out, nothing to see here

looks like already 248 flights cancelled tomorrow due to the southwest specific bad weather on Friday that only affected southwest somehow…

Lewbronski

You ought to delete it if for no other reason than to give the FordHarrison and Labor Relations guys less evidence to work with. There have been some pretty clueless statements made on this thread with respect to work actions.

ShyGuy

I still remember the Spirit Airlines injunction. The company literally took copy/paste of dozens of posts on APC.

Mikeey69

My SWA flight is cancelled tomorrow.

Skeet20

How many times were you turned down at SWA.

BIGRIG

Nobody cared for his garbage back when he was at Pinnacle. I wish the days would return when he would stick to the Virgin and now Alaska forums. He must’ve gotten bored with people ignoring him over there. Just so everybody is aware, there is a block user function. If you don’t respond to him, he’ll go away.

docav8tor

Forty Southwest Hawaii Flights Canceled Today. Should You Be Concerned?

October 10, 2021 by Beat of Hawaii 33 Comments

We read recently that there might be a problem this upcoming holiday season with Southwest Hawaii flights. That warning came after the union representing Texas-based Southwest pilots (and those at American Airlines) asked for exemptions to the federal vaccine mandate for contracting companies.

We weren’t, however, expecting to see 40 Southwest Hawaii flights canceled in just one day, as is happening in the islands today. Network-wide, SWA abruptly canceled over 800 flights yesterday and more than 1,000 today.

The problem has now become very noticeable in Hawaii. And we don’t know how long it could go on.

Last Monday, SWA announced that it would comply with the December 8 federal deadline for airline employees to be vaccinated. The order covers all federal contractors. SWA said vaccination will be required “to continue employment with the airline.” CEO Gary Kelly added, “Southwest Airlines must join our industry peers in complying with the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination directive.” American Airlines also said it would comply.

Conflicting stories as to what caused this weekend’s massive cancelations.

Southwest said it was a result of “ATC (air traffic control) issues and disruptive weather.” Is that true? For whatever reason, other airlines don’t seem to have been impacted. Southwest pilots union said they are “aware of operational difficulties affecting Southwest Airlines today due to a number of issues, but we can say with confidence that our Pilots are not participating in any official or unofficial job actions. Our Pilots will continue to overcome SWA management’s poor planning, as well as any external operational challenges, and remain the most productive Pilots in the world.”

At the same time, it is being reported that the FAA is not having any ATC issues. The agency said, “no FAA air traffic staffing shortages have been reported since Friday.” Hmmm. We aren’t sure what to make of that.

If you are on Southwest Hawaii flights in the next day or two or during the upcoming holidays, however, this could be a big problem if it isn’t resolved.

Southwest Hawaii flights that were canceled or delayed today.

According to FlightAware, there are in total 40 Southwest Hawaii-inbound and outbound flights canceled today, in addition to others that are delayed. All of the other airlines flying to Hawaii had only one flight cancellation between them.

The Southwest cancellations are as follows:

Honolulu – 20 flights canceled today.

Maui – 9 flights canceled today.

Kauai – 5 flights canceled today.

Big Island – 6 flights canceled today.

What about SWA Hawaii personnel in relation to Safe Travels?

We were also left wondering about any unvaccinated Southwest Hawaii personnel. As far as we know, they, they like rest of us, are required to comply with Hawaii Safe Travels. That means they must either be vaccinated, be tested within 72 hours of their flight to Hawaii, or be in quarantine during their stay in Hawaii. Do you know if that is happening?

Will this impact your plans to fly Southwest to and from Hawaii?

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https://beatofhawaii.com/forty-south...-be-concerned/

ShyGuy

Ad Hominem fallacy.

sailingfun

So it had nothing to do with a thunderstorms in the Carolina’s and a shutdown of the AR’s for military use?