The Great Southwest Airlines Rebellion?

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

Just now, laylalex said:

Did you read all those articles? Wow, that was fast!!!

 

I go with what the industry and analysts say on this -- point to point is more exposed, and Southwest's union is saying their particular system is stretched thin. The Slate article goes into that. You don't even have to have a subscription to read it.  

You go with whatever makes you feel best.  You're the expert.

[laylalex 7,300]

2 minutes ago, LIBrty4all said:

You go with whatever makes you feel best.  You're the expert.

I never said I was, perhaps you are? Some people might call me a dilettante but I like to think of myself more as a generalist. 

 

Right, time for the commute home. 

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

Is anyone here planning to attend this "bad weather" event?

 

 

 

 

But what do I know?

Edited October 15, 2021 by LIBrty4all

[Neonred 3,646]

8 hours ago, laylalex said:

Southwest operates on a point to point system unlike most other carriers that operate hub and spoke. When there are weather delays, point to point systems are more prone to serious knock on problems than hub and spoke. There's been a lot of reporting on this recently. 

 

I just don't know why everyone assumes they know better than what is out there right now. You know if reporting came out and said definitively that it was a sickout, and then it turned out not to be, there would be pearl clutching that the reporting was so massively wrong. If all the players involved say "this is because of X, and NOT because of Y", why not do the minimum of saying "I will wait to see if I am correct" when you doubt without anything except editorializing to back up guesswork? 

Initially it was said that weather and problems at Jacksonville's air traffic control center were to blame.

 

Wednesday I had an Allegiant Airlines pilot in the office and we were talking about this.  He told me he flew that day from SW Florida to the northeast and they had no problems with weather or Jacksonville.  

 

So far no issues with Allegiant, at least not of the ordinary delays and cancellations, which my pilot friend says are way too frequent with them.

[Dashinka 24,783]

Could be more issues coming for everyone.  It seems the date has passed for these folks to be "fully" vaccinated if it is Moderna, and the deadline for Pfizer is fast approaching.  Might be a chaotic scene around Turkey Day.

 

40% of TSA agents remain unvaccinated as inoculation mandate deadline approaches

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/40-25-of-tsa-agents-remain-unvaccinated-as-inoculation-mandate-deadline-approaches/ar-AAPwhWA

[jg121783 3,921]

14 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Could be more issues coming for everyone.  It seems the date has passed for these folks to be "fully" vaccinated if it is Moderna, and the deadline for Pfizer is fast approaching.  Might be a chaotic scene around Turkey Day.

 

40% of TSA agents remain unvaccinated as inoculation mandate deadline approaches

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/40-25-of-tsa-agents-remain-unvaccinated-as-inoculation-mandate-deadline-approaches/ar-AAPwhWA

When there are more delays because TSA agents who refused the vaccine are fired it will be blamed on bad weather again and some people will believe whatever they are told by the corporate media. I guess all the healthcare worker shortages across the country caused by the workers refusing the vaccine that are getting worse by the day are really caused by bad weather too. All the supply chain issues must also be bad weather. Oh I almost forgot. The Amtrak delays gotta be bad weather too.

[Dashinka 24,783]

33 minutes ago, jg121783 said:

When there are more delays because TSA agents who refused the vaccine are fired it will be blamed on bad weather again and some people will believe whatever they are told by the corporate media. I guess all the healthcare worker shortages across the country caused by the workers refusing the vaccine that are getting worse by the day are really caused by bad weather too. All the supply chain issues must also be bad weather. Oh I almost forgot. The Amtrak delays gotta be bad weather too.

Let's Go Brandon!

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

7 hours ago, jg121783 said:

When there are more delays because TSA agents who refused the vaccine are fired it will be blamed on bad weather again and some people will believe whatever they are told by the corporate media. I guess all the healthcare worker shortages across the country caused by the workers refusing the vaccine that are getting worse by the day are really caused by bad weather too. All the supply chain issues must also be bad weather. Oh I almost forgot. The Amtrak delays gotta be bad weather too.

It will all be blamed on the unwashed, filthy, unvaccinated deplorables most likely.

[Dashinka 24,783]

39 minutes ago, LIBrty4all said:

It will all be blamed on the unwashed, filthy, unvaccinated deplorables most likely.

Thank you Joe Biden and the Democrats, the Dividers of the US.

[jg121783 3,921]

7 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Let's Go Brandon!

And "let's go" to those who voted for "Brandon".

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

3 hours ago, jg121783 said:

And "let's go" to those who voted for "Brandon".

Good luck finding someone who will admit to that. 

[jg121783 3,921]

1 hour ago, LIBrty4all said:

Good luck finding someone who will admit to that. 

Good luck finding very many people who actually did. Unless they are dead.

[TBoneTX 46,088]

2 hours ago, jg121783 said:

Unless they are dead.

Bidementia DID get 99.44% of the graveyard vote...

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

5 hours ago, LIBrty4all said:

Good luck finding someone who will admit to that. 

I got a buddy lives in South Fla, who did. 

[TBoneTX 46,088]

https://babylonbee.com/news/southwest-airlines-offering-free-flights-to-all-passengers-who-are-vaccinated-and-can-fly-a-plane