We have a friend whose a pilot with UAL and been so for many years.......early on they were going to mandate the vaxx and many (emphasis on many) in that company weren't going to take it and were put on leave. My take on this whole thing---blame it on a variant (that has the same symptoms as a cold btw) rather than saying, "we don't have enough staff to take care of all of you!" It isn't only pilots but the service people, those who check you in, those who take care of your luggage and others that support the airlines. It's ALL of those who aren't as trusting as many of you of the "science". Back in the 90's I had a flight with UAL to come home from Nashville. The flight kept getting set back...eventually we were told it was "the weather". Heard though, that the pilots and stews all had their hours in and couldn't/wouldn't go over that allotment. So the airline put very angry passengers up in hotels. The next day the lines were long and we were getting the same "song and dance"---bad weather (in Chicago). I'd been in communication with my home and the weather was fine. I told the person behind the desk it wasn't acceptible. She sent me down the line to another airline and we made it home just fine. This was all in the summer too btw.
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