Southwest Airlines cancels 1,000 flights and blames it on air traffic control issues and the weather: Passengers are left stranded for a second day in a row after pilots’ union sued over vaccine mandate

Southwest Airlines cancels 1,000 flights and blames it on air traffic control issues and the weather: Passengers are left stranded for a second day in a row after pilots’ union sued over vaccine mandate. There are rumors this is a strike and that a lot of FAA personnel walked out due to the vaccine mandate. Take your choice. We support both. Link regarding this: Southwest Employee Speaks Out on Canceled Flights “Source says that nearly 50% of Southwest Pilots remain unvaccinated.”

Southwest Airlines has been hit by a second day of mass-flight cancellations, two days after the firm’s pilots’ union asked a court to block a COVID vaccine mandate.

The Dallas-based carrier canceled over 1,000 flights Sunday, equivalent to 27 per cent of its entire schedule for the day.

That came hot on the heels of 808 flights canceled on Saturday. Southwest has blamed a combination of inclement weather and staffing shortages at Jacksonville Air Traffic Control Center in Florida for the disruption.