A rumor that has spread across multiple social media platforms and conservative news sites claims that Southwest Airlines flight cancellations are the result of airline workers, specifically pilots, protesting the company’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements. Official statements from the airline, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Southwest pilots union have contradicted this narrative, saying that the cancellations were due to weather and air traffic control issues.
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