United Airlines says 593 employees face termination for failing to comply with vaccine mandate

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United Airlines says 593 employees face termination for failing to comply with vaccine mandate

United Airlines said Tuesday that 593 of its employees are facing termination for failing to comply with its Covid-19 vaccination policy, one of the strictest mandates for inoculation from a…

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United Airlines staff granted religious exemptions to vaccine mandate will be put on unpaid leave

A United Airlines passenger aircraft prepares to leave its gate and taxi to the runway at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. Robert Alexander | Getty Images United…

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The Pentagon is calling on US airlines to help with Afghanistan evacuations

As the US evacuation from Kabul, Afghanistan, continues, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin moved to activate the Civil Reserve Air Fleet on Sunday for just the third time in its history,…

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Pentagon Gets U.S. Commercial Airlines to Help With Afghanistan Evacuation

The Pentagon on Sunday activated a little-used emergency program to order six U.S. commercial airlines to aid the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, the New York…

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Pentagon orders U.S. airlines to help fly Afghanistan evacuees

An American airlines Airbus A321-200 approaches Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on February 24, 2021. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin…

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US airlines say COVID-19 variants aren’t hurting bookings

Rising concern about the fast-spreading delta variant of COVID-19 is creating turbulence for the stocks of big travel companies, but airline executives say they don’t see any slowdown in ticket…

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United Airlines adds nearly 150 flights to 'warm-weather destinations' in anticipation of holiday demand

(NEXSTAR) – United Airlines is expecting the demand for winter travel to soar. On Friday, the Chicago-based carrier announced the addition of nearly 150 new flights to “warm-weather destinations” across…

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As Europe travel reopens, airlines pounce with new flights

Major airlines are racing to add new trans-Atlantic service now that tourist-reliant countries like Croatia, Greece, Iceland and Italy have started allowing visitors from the U.S. and other nations for…

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American Airlines ramps up domestic summer schedule to nearly pre-pandemic levels

An American airlines Airbus A321-200 approaches Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on February 24, 2021. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images American Airlines is expanding…

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Airlines push White House to reject testing for US flights

U.S. airlines are pressing their case against requiring coronavirus testing of passengers on domestic flights By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press February 13, 2021, 1:36 AM • 3…

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