It’s gearing up to be a record year of demand for summer travel.
But if you’re flying on one of Dallas-Fort Worth’s two headquartered carriers, there’s a lot to know about what’s happening with the airline’s crew. Both carriers are under tense labor negotiations this summer with crew members vital to getting passengers from A to Z.
At Southwest Airlines, pilots voted to authorize a strike after just a week and a half of voting. The union is the sole bargaining unit for over 9,000 pilots at Southwest, and pilots have been in labor negotiations for over three years.
