White House presses airlines to get employees vaccinated

By DAVID KOENIG
AP Airlines Writer

Two more airlines — Alaska and JetBlue — will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. That’s happening as the Biden administration steps up pressure on airlines to adopt vaccine mandates. A key White House adviser talked about the matter with the CEOs of American, Delta and Southwest, according to people familiar with the situation. United Airlines already requires employees to be vaccinated, and United says it could terminate more than 300 employees who have refused to get the shots. Delta says it will require vaccination or weekly testing. American and Southwest haven’t said how they will comply with President Joe Biden’s vaccination mandate.