About 3,000 United Airlines employees — more than 4% of its workforce — have recently tested positive for COVID-19. From the New York Times.
In a single day over the holidays, nearly 1 in 3 United Airlines employees called in sick at Newark Liberty International Airport, a major hub for the airline, the company’s chief executive said Tuesday.
Overall, about 3,000 United Airlines employees — more than 4% of its workforce — have recently tested positive for the coronavirus, Kirby said in his memo. The vast majority are not working, and United is cutting its flight schedule to manage the shortage. In the two-week period starting just before Christmas, United canceled more than 2,500 flights. SkyWest Airlines, which operates shorter flights for major carriers including United, canceled more than 4,600 trips over that period, more than any other airline. Southwest Airlines was close behind with more than 4,000 flights.
No vaccinated employees are hospitalized, and the hospitalization rate among United employees since the mandate went into effect in the fall has been far lower than that of the general population, he said. Before the requirement, more than one United employee died each week from the virus, on average, Kirby said. The airline has gone eight weeks without a single virus-related death among vaccinated employees.
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