Southwest's pilots union is denying rumors of a work slowdown to protest the airline's vaccine mandate.
The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights, or 28% of its schedule, as of 3 p.m. ET Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware. That was the highest rate by far of the major U.S. airlines. Next in line were Allegiant ALGT, -1.26% and Spirit SAVE, +0.50%, which had respectively canceled 5% and 4% of their flights on Sunday, according to the flight tracker. American Airlines AAL, -0.50% canceled 2% of its flights.
First, he says Southwest has scheduled more flights than it can handle, a problem that started in June. He also noted that Southwest operates what’s known as a point-to-point route network, and when a delay occurs, it “cascades” along the remaining flight segments. That’s because, for example, a Southwest flight departing Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the airline’s home base of Dallas may make multiple stops along the way.
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