Originally Posted by
Kacee
It was reported in VFTW that the real cause is the number of religious exemptions from vaccination requirement, particularly among 737 pilots.
United gave no exemptions. In fact, Kirby specifically warned all aircrew that if they applied for a religious exemption they were putting their jobs at risk.
Every United pilot flying is fully vaccinated. Therefore, every United pilot currently infected with COVID and unable to fly over the Christmas period is fully vaccinated.
Delta, Jet Blue and Alaskan Airlines all required all their aircrew to get vaccinated. American and Southwest did not.