![]() ![]() ![]() In late 2022, Southwest and American Airlines workers spoke with The Epoch Times about their reservations over the airline industry’s DEI policies and the risks they pose to the safety of travelers. Regardless of the airline’s intentions with DEI, several of Southwest’s initiatives have raised concerns among employees and union members. ![]() Southwest went on to say, “We gained a better understanding of the work that we needed to do to increase our own efforts - specifically enhancing our workforce representation in Senior Leadership, nurturing more fulfilling career experiences for our Employees, and strengthening our relationships with our diverse Customers and Communities.” “The heightened awareness of social injustice prompted to review our internal data and have transparent conversations regarding our path forward as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion,” the company claimed in the report. Southwest Airlines has moved steadily toward DEI initiatives in recent years, publishing its first DEI report last year with a roadmap of future DEI goals and objectives. The group’s goal is to convince Southwest and the airline industry to cut down on alleged “woke” agenda-pushing and focus on the core business of flying. The group behind the campaign goes by the moniker “Shut Up And Fly,” according to reporting from The Post Millennial. The Dallas Express reached out to Jordan and the aforementioned board members for comment on the billboard and its characterization of the company but was told via an email response from Southwest spokesperson Chris Perry that there was “nothing to add from us.” This story was reported from Los Angeles.The individuals featured on the billboard included Southwest CEO Robert Jordan and Board of Directors members David Biegler, Nancy Loeffler, Gary Kelly, and Veronica Biggins. In February, COO Andrew Watterson who told the Senate Commerce Committee that the sub-zero temperatures, high winds and frozen precipitation "were worse than forecast" and "had a wide-ranging impact" on operations, especially at its key airports in Denver and Chicago Midway.įOX Business and the Associated Press contributed to this report. Southwest Airlines said it plans to ramp up winter staff levels and increase the number of de-icing trucks it has on hand in order to avoid another catastrophic holiday meltdown. RELATED: Southwest buys more deicing trucks after December fiasco It took Southwest eight days to recover just before the New Year’s Day weekend, while other major airlines were up and running quickly after the storm passed. Managers and a cadre of volunteer employees at company headquarters were forced to manually reassign pilots and flight attendants to flights. They snowballed when Southwest’s outdated crew-scheduling technology was overwhelmed, leaving crews and planes out of position to operate flights. The massive disruptions started with a winter storm that hit much of the country before Christmas. One of Southwest Airlines' top executives will appear before a Senate committee Thursday to discuss the company's holiday meltdown and deliver a clear message to the public: "we messed up." 'We messed up' Southwest apologies for flight fiasco in December ![]()
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