Southwest Airlines will not demand vaccination from its employees

The world's largest low-cost airline, Southwest Airlines, has opposed President Joe Biden's government and will not demand coronavirus vaccination from its employees. This was stated by the company's director Gary C. Kelly. The unvaccinated are also going to continue to employ giant American Airlines, said their director Doug Parker. "We want our employees to know that no one will lose their job on December 9th. We will not release anyone who will not be vaccinated, "Kelly told The Epoch Times. In a statement from a Dallas-based carrier on Friday, he told Fox News that he did not want to lose any employees because of President Joe Biden's decision, adding that firing the worker for vaccination "makes no sense." The administration of US President Joe Biden in September tightened coronavirus conditions. Under the government's plan, all U.S. companies with more than 100 employees must require vaccinations or weekly coronavirus tests from their employees. The measure affects about 80 million Americans. Until now, federal employees have had the opportunity to get vaccinated or undergo regular tests. However, with exceptions - especially medical or religious - they received 75 days from Biden's statement in September to get the vaccine. Southwest Airlines' position represents a reversal in the carrier's vaccination position. Earlier this month, the company said it would act in accordance with a government decree, so workers would have to be fully vaccinated. This could have led to the departure of many employees. On Thursday, the company published quarterly reports, according to which it lost approximately $ 75 million due to thousands of canceled and delayed flights. The carrier justified this by bad weather and personnel problems. According to the media, there has been speculation that many pilots and other employees have resigned due to the requirement for vaccination. Hundreds of workers and other employees demonstrated in front of Southwest headquarters in Dallas on Monday and demanded an end to compulsory vaccination. A number of pilots also went on strike, who filed a lawsuit against the company in early October, arguing that the covid vaccine could cause them side effects. The company asked the judge to dismiss the lawsuit, as the court order could potentially harm its business.