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Airline workers have lower rates of COVID-19 than the general population — and airline CEOs say it's proof that flying is safe
Low infection rates of COVID-19 among airline workers, including flight attendants, suggest that sa…
David Slotnick
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California landlords threw a cocktail party to celebrate the return of evictions. It ended in a fistfight.
A landlords' association in Berkeley, California, held a party to celebrate the end of an eviction …
Joshua Zitser
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Southwest Airlines to pay pilots millions in bonuses as 'gratitude' for working during meltdown: CNN
CNN estimates the bonus pay could be around $45 million. Southwest employs some 9,400 pilots, who a…
Marielle Descalsota
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Southwest is giving workers bonus points worth about $400 to say sorry for the 'physical and emotional toll' of the holiday meltdown
The airline's 66,000 workers will receive 25,000 SWAG points that can be exchanged for flights or g…
Stephanie Stacey
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Southwest ruined holiday flying almost all by itself, data shows
Southwest plans to cut two-thirds of its schedule for the next few days. The DOT is looking into wh…
Will Martin
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Some Southwest ground workers developed frostbite and worked 16-hour shifts amid the airline's holiday meltdown, union says
The airline required ramp agents in Denver to work mandatory overtime shifts amid extremely low tem…
Hannah Towey
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Southwest pilots have had to book their own hotel rooms during the airline's operational meltdown
Southwest Airlines has been experiencing an operational meltdown due to the winter storm and "sched…
Taylor Rains
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50% of all flights canceled around the world today were Southwest flights, as the airline collapsed under strain historic winter storm
Southwest Airlines canceled more flights than any other airline by far over the holiday weekend, cr…
Ellen Thomas
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Southwest Airlines' CEO described Monday's operational meltdown, which left thousands of travelers stranded across the US, as 'a tough day'
"This is the largest scale event that I've ever seen," Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said in an…
Grace Dean
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Kendall Jenner and other celebrities say NYC should ban carriage horses after a viral video showed one collapsed on a street
After a carriage horse collapsed following a heat wave in New York City, a councilman told Insider …
Maria Noyen
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A Southwest Airlines pilot was cited over alleged assault and battery after a mask-related disagreement with a colleague at a hotel bar
Southwest told Insider that the pilot has been placed on leave while the company conducts an intern…
Taylor Rains
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Frustrated Southwest pilot and union rep says the airline's flight meltdown was caused by outdated scheduling software
Southwest union VP Captain Michael Santoro told Insider that the company simply did not know where …
Taylor Rains
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Multiple people who gave police tips about the accused Brooklyn subway shooter's whereabouts are set to split the $50,000 reward
According to officials, five unidentified individuals who tipped authorities about the subway shoot…
Taylor Ardrey
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Southwest says it may start selling booze on flights again this spring. It'd come after a record year in unruly passenger behavior.
Southwest paused inflight alcohol sales in 2020 to minimize exposure between staff and passengers d…
Huileng Tan
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Southwest Airlines is bringing alcohol back on board this month after a 2 year ban. A flight attendants' union called the move 'unsafe and irresponsible.'
Southwest Airlines stopped selling alcohol on flights in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic a…
Kate Duffy
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The Biden Administration is extending the federal mask mandate on aircraft
The federal mask mandate on planes has been extended by 30 days to April 18 despite the CDC ending …
Taylor Rains
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Southwest is giving flight attendants and pilots DoorDash to make up for staffing issues
The bonus could also help Southwest increase its own staff, especially as the airline reportedly pl…
Allana Akhtar
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'It makes no sense': Airline executives are asking Biden to end the mask mandate on planes and in airports
Airline executives say the mask mandate on planes contradicts requirements in other places, like cr…
Taylor Rains
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Why Delta, United, and Alaska are letting the passengers they banned for not wearing masks back on flights
Travel analyst Henry Harteveldt called the decision "reasonable and fair," but airlines need to thi…
Taylor Rains
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A transit union wants to put unruly plane passengers on a no-fly list to stifle the increase of assaults on plane crews
"If there's not a no-fly list, people are going to continue to assault plane crews and gate agents,…