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The pilots association offered another explanation: It said Southwest’s operation “has become brittle and subject to massive failures under the slightest pressure” because of a lack of support from the company. Pilots are not conducting a sickout or slowdown to protest the vaccine mandate, according to the union, which said it “has not authorized, and will not condone, any job action.” The union said it doesn't oppose vaccination, but it argued in its filing that Southwest must negotiate before taking such a step. The widespread disruptions began shortly after the union for Southwest's 9,000 pilots asked a federal court on Friday to block the airline's order that all employees get vaccinated against COVID-19. “I’m not sure what’s going on,” said Sean Merrell of Frisco, Texas, "but as long as I can get back to Dallas, it’s all that matters to me.” Some were less concerned about the cause than just getting home. “So we are frustrated and missing a day of work.” He doubted that weather and air traffic controllers were the real issue. “My concern is we had no explanation really that was, I feel, very legitimate or believable," said Brian Gesch of Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, who was traveling through Reagan Washington National Airport with his wife. The third straight day of large-scale cancellations left thousands of passengers stranded and upset.
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