Kevin Woblick / Unsplash Southwest Airlines Cuts 2,000 Workers, Loses Over $200M as Labor Costs Soar Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said Boeing’s ongoing production and safety issues were partly to blame for the airline's rough quarter. By Johnathan Jones, The Western Journal April 25, 2024
@YWNReporter / Twitter screen shot Multiple Airline CEOs Come Out Against Biden's Mask Mandates, Point Out Safety of Aircrafts "I think the case is very strong that masks don't add much ... in the air cabin environment," Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly told Congress. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal December 16, 2021
Charles Dharapak / AP; @AshaRangappa_ / Twitter screen shot Ex-FBI Agent: Chanting 'Let's Go, Brandon' is Same as Publicly Declaring Support for ISIS Terrorists Asha Rangappa, now a CNN analyst, made the parallel after a Southwest Airlines pilot allegedly used the phrase over his plane's PA system. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal November 2, 2021
Caribb / Flickr Journalist Furious After Pilot Broadcasts 'Let's Go Brandon' Over the Intercom When a Southwest Airlines pilot said 'Let's go Brandon' to his passengers, liberals went into a tailspin of anger. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal October 31, 2021
ABC News / YouTube screen shot Buttigieg Confronted on Mask Mandate on Planes, Admits It's About 'Respect' 'As we get back and as we're so thankful to get back to the skies ... let's make sure we are doing it in a way that we can all be proud of.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 31, 2021
KDVR-TV screen shot Mom: Family Booted Off of Flight Over Fears 3-Year-Old Might Take Off Mask 'She said, "You have to get off the plane. The captain doesn’t feel comfortable with your family on it,"' a mother told a Denver TV station. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 9, 2021
Emanuel Alexandru / Unsplash Pilot Goes on Vulgar Anti-Liberal Rant at Bay Area Airport; Air Traffic Control Hears the Whole Thing One Southwest Airlines pilot accidentally made his opinions about the San Francisco Bay Area available for all to hear. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal April 3, 2021
WLS-TV screen shot Southwest Airlines Boots Mom from Flight Because Toddler Wasn't Wearing Mask While Eating Jodi Degyansky said she and her 2-year-old were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight because the boy needed a snack. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal September 16, 2020