>> WELCOME BACK TO CHEDDAR'S
NEWS RAPIDS AIRLINES LOOK TO
RECOVER FROM WHAT HAS ALREADY
BEEN A DEVASTATING PANDEMIC
ONE MAJOR OBSTACLE REMAINS IN
THE WAY OF COURSE WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
DELTA VARIANT THAT IS RAPIDLY
SPREADING THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY. EARLIER TODAY
UNITED ANNOUNCED IT WILL TRY
AND TACKLE THAT ISSUE BY
MANDATING VACCINES FOR ITS
67,000 US EMPLOYEES. IT'S ONE
OF THE STRICTEST VACCINE
MANDATE ISSUED BY US COMPANY
YET LET ALONE AN AIRLINE BUT
WILL IT BE ENOUGH JOINING US
NOW TO DISCUSS DAVID SLOTNICK
SENIOR AVIATION BUSINESS
REPORTER AT THE
POINTS GUY. DAVID WELCOME TO
THE SHOW SO RIGHT FOR NOW AT
LEAST AS UNITED THE ONLY
AIRLINE MAKING THIS MOVE.
>> I THINK A LOT OF COMPANIES
HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO START
REQUIRING VACCINES. IT'S A
DIFFICULT LESSON AND
I THINK PEOPLE ARE OBVIOUSLY
WORRIED OUT ANY KIND OF
LIABILITY OR
LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS. AT THIS
POINT I THINK WE'VE SEEN
HOWEVER YOU KNOW THE
REQUIREMENTS ARE LEGAL AND
UNITED SERVICE, THE FIRST TO
REALLY TAKE STEPS TO
MAKE THAT DECISION THE IT'S
ALSO
TRYING TO YEAH HANCE THIS IMAGE
OF SAFETY IN THE U.S. AND
PRECAUTION TRYING TO
HEAD OFF. PEOPLE JUST CUSTOMERS
WHO MIGHT BE WORRIED ABOUT
BOOKING DURING THAT SEARCH.
>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT HOW MUCH
PRESSURE DOES THIS PUT ON OTHER
AIRLINES TO FOLLOW SUIT DAVID.
>> IT DEFINITELY PUTS SOME WE
ACTUALLY JUST SAW JUST ABOUT 5
MINUTES AGO FRONTIER AIRLINES
ANNOUNCED REQUIRING VACCINES AS
WELL WITH DIFFERENT TERMS IN
PLACE CAN
STILL DO I INSTEAD JUST TAKE
THE TEST REGULARLY. BUT YOU
KNOW I THINK THAT'S A SIGN
ALREADY WE'RE GOING TO
SEE SOME AFTER THE PROBLEM IS
THERE ARE SOME WORK GROUPS THAT
ARE VERY HESITANT TO HEARD
OF THIS, YOU KNOW THE
GEOGRAPHIC BEE IT BASED ON A
NUMBER OF FACTORS, BUT THERE
ARE.
WORKERS AIRLINES THAT DON'T
WANT THE VACCINE ARE IN UNIONS
THAT ARE MAYBE FIGHTING THAT
WORD OPPOSED TO IT
IN SOMEWHERE. SINCE REALLY
DELICATE LINE FOR EARLY NEXT
MONTH TO WALK.
>> I'M SO GLAD YOU MENTIONED
THAT BECAUSE ACCORDING TO A
CNBC RIP PORT PILOT AND FLIGHT
ATTENDANT UNIONS ARE SUPPORTING
THIS MEASURE, HOW HELPFUL IS IT
TO HAVE THESE UNIONS
ON BOARD, ESPECIALLY TO YOUR
POINT GIVEN HOW OTHER
INDUSTRIES HAVE SENT SEEN SOME
RESISTANCE THESE VACCINE.
YOU KNOW REQUIREMENTS FROM
THEIR BUSINESSES. YEAH, IT
CERTAINLY IS IMPORTANT. IT'S
YOU KNOW
THE AIRLINES.
>> IF THE LABOR UNIONS RATHER
THIS MONTH AND IT'S A VERY
DIFFICULT THING TO PASS IT
SOMETHING THAT WE'VE SEEN I
THINK DURING THE PANDEMIC THAT
WE'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE
IS IN LABOR ORGANIZED LABOR AND
MANAGEMENT WORKING SORT OF HAND
IN HAND HE SAW THAT WITH THE
WAY THEY PROBABLY 84. AND A
FIGHT THE PAYROLL SUPPORT
PROGRAM. I THINK IT'S A SIMILAR
THING YOU KNOW IT'S A VESTED
INTEREST FOR BOTH GROUPS TO SEE
HERE ON THE STREETS STAY
SUCCESSFUL. I CONTINUE TO AND
EVEN WITHOUT THE SURGEON NOBODY
WANTS TO GO BACK TO WHAT IT WAS
BEFORE. SO I THINK THAT THE
UNIONS ARE.
PARTICULARLY EAGER I THINK TO
WORK WITH MANAGEMENT WHERE IT'S
APPROPRIATE OR IT'S IN
EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST.
>> ANOTHER ISSUE WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT AND I FEEL LIKE I
SEE A HEADLINE WEEKLY AT LEAST
IS THE SURPRISING RISE AND
UNRULY PASSENGERS. WHAT THE
AIRPORTS AND AIRLINES REALLY DO
TO COMBAT COMBAT THIS ISSUE AND
WHY ARE THEY POPPING UP SO MUCH
MORE ALL OF A SUDDEN DAVID.
>> I WISH THERE WAS A EASY
ANSWER, BUT IT IS A GOOD THEN
I'M SURE SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE
DONE IT AND NOW ON IS IT'S VERY
DIFFICULT TO
THE REASON WE'RE SEEING IT IS
IT'S A MULTITUDE OF FACTORS
THERE ARE MORE INTERACTIONS
BETWEEN FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND
PASSENGERS THAN THERE USED TO
BE NOW THAT THEY'RE FORCING THE
MASK MANDATE AND THE MISSION TO
THE USUAL YOU KNOW THAT HE
BACKS UP SEATBELTS FASTENED AND
STUFF. IN ADDITION TO THAT END
THERE'S THE MASKS ITSELF
SOMETIMES
THAT CAUSES ATTENTION OR
THERE'S AN ATTITUDE A LOT OF
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS THAT I'VE
SPOKEN TO THE SCENE WHERE
PEOPLE ARE LIKE BACK OUT IN THE
WORLD AND TAKING YOUR FIRST
OCCASION AND READY TO PARTY.
AND SIR JUST
LET LOOSE BECOME A LITTLE OUT
OF CONTROL BECAUSE SO IT'S
REALLY
SIMPLE THINGS IN TERMS OF WHAT
THEY CAN JUST THIS WEEK.
THE FAA AST AIRPORTS TO
START HELPING. IT IS NEEDED TO
KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN
THE AIR. WE'RE NOT GIVE TO GO
CUPS THAT PEOPLE BRING ON
PLANES. MAYBE YOU KNOW IT SEEMS
ANY OTHER
OUR WHERE THE BARTENDER CUT
SOMEBODY OFF HAD TOO SO THAT'S
ONE IDEA THAT THERE ARE.
SHEEP I'M CERTAIN THAT NO ONE
IS WORKING THAT. DO THEY HAVE
IT ALL.
>> YEAH, I'M SO GLAD YOU
MENTIONED THE FAA URGING
AIRPORTS TO GET A BETTER HANDLE
ON THIS DO YOU SEE THIS LEADING
TO A PAUSE ON ALCOHOL BEING
SERVED ON FLIGHTS.
>> WELL SO WE'VE SEEN THAT ON
SOME KNOW THAT SOUTHWEST FOR
INSTANCE IS UNCERTAIN ALCOHOL
RIGHT NOW AMERICAN AIRLINES IS
UNCERTAIN ALCOHOL AND COACH.
SO WE'VE SEEN THAT
WITH DEGREES. THE PROBLEM IS
YOU SOME OF THESE AIRLINES ARE
RELYING ON THAT
THEY ARE IN REVENUE FROM THOSE
SALES AND THAT'S IMPORTANT THEY
DON'T WANT TO GET THAT I THINK
JUST ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN
MIND HERE IS THAT WHILE THE
PORTION THESE INCIDENTS, YOU
KNOW THE NUMBERS
GOING UP DRAMATIC MOST MANY
MANY TIMES WHAT WE'VE SEEN
BEFORE THE ABSOLUTE NUMBERS
STILL VERY SMALL YOU'VE SEEN A
COUPLE 1000 INSTANCES THAT HAVE
BEEN REPORTS
THE AP AND YOU'RE OLDER MORE
THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE FIND
PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY.
SO YOU KNOW DESPITE THE
ALARMING INCREASE THAT
DEFINITELY DESERVES ATTENTION
NUMBER IS STILL
FAIRLY SMALL.
>> AT ABOUT 30 SECONDS WITH YOU
DAVID, THIS IS A
SECTOR EUROPE COURT ON SO
CLOSELY FROM YOUR REPORTING OUR
PASSENGERS OR TRAVELERS MORE
WILLING TO GET ON THESE
AIRPLANES.
>> CERTAINLY MORE WILLING THAN
THEY WERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS
OF THE PANDEMIC WE'VE SEEN
TRAVEL DEMAND PRETTY MUCH GOT
WHAT