American Airlines, Jet Blue, & More Will Require their Employees to be Vaccinated

American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and Jet Blue will now be joining the club, alongside United, in requiring their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This announcement goes along with the Biden administration’s pressure on major US carriers to require the shots. Employees can seek waivers from the vaccines on medical or religious exemptions.

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker spoke to employees Friday, stating: “it is clear that team members who choose to remain unvaccinated will not be able to work at American Airlines.” According to the pilots union for American Airlines, they recently estimated that 4,200, or 30%, of the airline’s pilots, are not vaccinated.

Source: NPR