#Southwest airlines pilot lets go brandon driver#
2 incident at a NASCAR race in Alabama won by Brandon Brown, a driver who was being interviewed by an NBC Sports reporter. “Southwest does not condone Employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our Customers, and one Employee’s individual perspective should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of Southwest and its collective 54,000 Employees,” the statement said.
Southwest Airlines Co., which is based in Dallas, said in a statement it would “address the situation directly with any Employee involved while continuing to remind all Employees that public expression of personal opinions while on duty is unacceptable.” But things really came to a head when a Southwest Airlines pilot may (the jury is still out on this) have said Let’s go Brandon while updating passengers during a flight. The pilot’s use of the phrase drew audible gasps from some passengers on the flight from Houston to Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday. David Koenig Associated Press 0:04 0:49 Theres a shortage of pilots at many airlines, and pilot unions are demanding higher pay in contract negotiations. The airline announced its investigation Sunday after The Associated Press reported the incident in a story about the growing use of the phrase “Let’s go, Brandon,” a euphemism in conservative circles for a vulgarity targeting Biden. The company said they will also address the incident “directly” with any involved airline employees.Ĭomplex has reached out to a rep for Southwest for additional comment.‘Let’s Go Brandon’? Here’s where the viral meme comes from “Southwest does not condone employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our customers, and one employee’s individual perspective should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of Southwest and its collective 54,000 employees.” “The Southwest Team takes pride in providing a welcoming, comfortable, safe, and respectful environment for the millions of customers who fly with us each year,” the statement said, in part. On Sunday, a rep for Southwest shared a public statement in which the investigation was announced, adding that the company “does not tolerate” behavior that “encourages divisiveness.” Furthermore, as explained in the statement, the comments do not reflect the viewpoints of the company. As you may or may not have seen in recent weeks, the phrase has been widely used by a number of so-called conservative figures, including Ted Cruz. The reporter, who was on the Houston to Albuquerque flight, said the phrase inspired “gasps” from other passengers.
The instance of the pilot using the phrase, meanwhile, was first reported by an Associated Press reporter last week.
After the victory in October, Brown was being interviewed by an NBC Sports reporter when a chant broke out that was incorrectly described by the reporter as being “Let’s go, Brandon” when it was actually “Fuck Joe Biden.” The phrase in question, notably, stems from a NASCAR race won by Brandon Brown. A pilot for Southwest Airlines is currently under internal investigation for saying Let’s go, Brandon over the plane’s loudspeaker. Thu 14 October 2021 10:47, UK Last weekend, Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 2,000 flights due to air traffic control problems, limited staffing and bad weather. An internal investigation has been announced by Southwest Airlines after a pilot was heard using the conservative phrase “Let’s go, Brandon” in a greeting to passengers.
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