The Texas-based airline originally planned to resume serving alcohol to passengers “around the middle of February,” but decided against it.
Southwest Airlines may soon be ready to bring booze back to its flights, months after pausing alcohol service due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Texas-based airline originally planned to resume serving alcohol to passengers “around the middle of February,” but decided against it to limit contact with crews during theAs the Omicron surge showing signs of hitting its peak, Southwest is aiming to serve booze again within the next few months.
“We’re looking at that here sometime in late in the first quarter, maybe early in the second quarter,” Kelly added,Southwest Airlines originally suspended alcohol service in March 2020, citing safety concerns for both passengers and crews in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The carrier planned to bring it back by last May, but changed course during a spike in incidents involving unruly passengers assaulting airline workers.
Last November, the FAA announced it had levied more than $160,000 in fines against eight passengers for “alleged unruly behavior involving alcohol.”Getty Images/iStockphoto Southwest Airlines reported a fourth-quarter profit of $68 million, with an uptick in travel during the holidays bolstering its business. However, the company warned its results could suffer in next few months due to the impact of the Omicron variant.
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