After canceling thousands of flights in October, Southwest Airlines hopes to avoid travel interruptions during the holidays by offering various incentives to employees.
NBC Finance Channel According to reports, the airline issued an internal memo on Saturday to provide flight attendants and other staff with additional holiday shifts, frequent flyer miles and attendance bonuses.
southwest Ground operations staff will be provided with double pay for overtime work between November 17 and November 30, three times the pay for work during Thanksgiving and Christmas, and staff working between December 17 and January 3 Half salary.
at the same time, pilot, Flight attendants and other employees can earn up to 120,000 quick reward points, worth more than 1,400 US dollars.
Flight attendants who worked 36 days between November 15 and January 14 are eligible for the award. However, within the same time frame, the crew can earn up to 60,000 points in 28 days.
The announcement of the new incentives coincided with a significant staff shortage at Southwest Airlines, which has increased since the company abolished its policy of requiring employees to provide medical certificates when they fell ill.
Sonya Lacore, vice president of inflight operations, wrote in the memo: “We have a great opportunity here to persist in dealing with them and yours when all of us are in difficult times. promise.”
“Our first step in solving this problem and actively working to protect operations is to reduce the timetable. We believe this incentive plan will enable us to take another step in the right direction.”
Southwest Airlines lost 75 million U.S. dollars After canceling more than 2,000 flights last month. At the time, the airline attributed the interruption to air traffic control, severe weather and personnel shortages.
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