Southwest's incoming CEO Bob Jordan vowed not to repeat disruptions over the summer.
, set out to operate an ambitious schedule last summer to try to recover revenues lost during the pandemic, but a shortfall of staff exacerbated operational issues.
Jordan, who takes the reins from Gary Kelly in February and is a 33-year Southwest employee, told the Skift Global Forum in New York earlier Thursday that the carrier also plans to add 8,000 employees next year. The Dallas-based airline has about 56,000 employees."We're pulling out every stop," Jordan said.
Southwest and other airlines have been trying to ensure their own staff are vaccinated against Covid-19.has the strictest policy: an outright mandate for its 67,000 U.S. employees that requires them to be inoculated, with few exceptions, or face termination. Delta Air Lines in November plans to impose a $200-a-month surcharge on company health insurance for unvaccinated employees.
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