included southwest ceo gary kelly, who appeared mask mtion,. >> sitting side by side, as senators fired questions. >> will we ever be able to get on an airplane without masks? >> i think the case is very strong, that masks don't add much. >> reporter: after the hearing southwest ceo gary kelly then tested positive for covid despite being fully and boosted. >> i'm shocked that some of the ceos here today have suggested that we no longer need mask mandates. on planes. do you believe that we should be lifting the mask mandate? >> we agree that it should continue to stay in place. it's a workplace safety issue. >> reporter: senator ed markey of massachusetts hammered the mask mandate. >> will you refund that money yes or no? >> we will give you a credit. >> passengers want the money back and you say you won't i give it back to them and at a minimum they want a voucher they can use whenever they want to. >> reporter: american and southwest acknowledge the pandemic has mate e-made it harder to recover from weather issues. >> essential not only volunteer for work. >> reporter: but republicans

. >> kayleigh: good for you, gary kelly.daughter who i take on planes often. i like to think that the scenes that we have seen of kids getting hauled off the plane with their parents are the exception to the rule. i think most flight attendants are pretty understanding of young kids. you were a flight attendant. >> cheryl: flew for southwest airlines in my 20s before i got into my television career. gary kelly, i've interviewed him several times. he is as good as it gets when it comes to leadership. that was not a political answer he gave yesterday and he is right on. 99.9% of the air in that airplane is clean, safe, hepa filtration system. it's heartbreaking. my friends that are still flying for southwest tell me it's awful to see poor little kids struggling with masks. but the faa has put the rules down and clamped down and they want to put more fines on people. they are telling the airlines to deal with it. it's a disaster in the air. but the ceo of american and the ceo of united were also on the panel yesterday. they all

he absolute didn't hear what gary kelly said about the masks. hepa filtration if you listen to his answer, that's what he was talking about. he made it clear he didn't mean to make that connotation gary kelly afterwards said absolutely with me on masks and i should not take that any other way. i'm here to report that because it's important every understand transportation runs into trouble when it's not consistent in communication. much more difficult for us for enforcers in the cabin and often taking that violence sometimes. >> and flown several times in the past few months. it's suddenly they're substitute teachers in a bad middle school class. sedge p several passengers not wearing masks or not wearing correctly and having to make a calculation. do i risk my own safety continuing to remind people about this mandate, or what? what's to be done here >> so there's a lot of danger in this that you are alluding to, because on an airplane you can't just walk away from the problem. you can't call for additional help you've got to deal with it right t

gary kelly who is the chairman and ceo of southwest air and then incoming ceo and this is very important, robert jordan bob, great to have you, gary, terrific gary, i've been researching about your legacy and we have to start with the fact that there was a time when almost every airline looked like it was going to go under. a lot asked for a bailout. what did you do? >> we were as prepared as we could be coming into 2020 and, you know, we could have fought our way through it, but it would have been really difficult all you have to do is look north to canada and see the struggles the airlines are having there. we were able to preserve jobs, no layoffs, no furloughs it was a scary time, but you just got to believe. we talk about that before. we've got a 50-year legacy and foundation we're built on. our people found a way in the end i'm very grateful for the federal government payroll support and, you know, we're in very strong position now and looking ahead. >> yeah. >> i think our last losing quarter is behind us. >> you did not -- your cash position is extraordinarily strong and you trac

gary kelly coming up later. that airline, some of the worst hiring conditions they've ever seen. kailey: that goes to show the peculiar nature of this labor market. the jobs are there. where are the people? jonathan: inflation data coming in basically in line. from new york, this is bloomberg. ritika: the coronavirus crisis is threatening the holiday season in the u.s. the number of cases and hospital admissions are rising and most victims have not been vaccinated. there are shortages of beds and staff to care for patients. in 12 days in washington, d.c. the seven day average has climbed at least 50% from two weeks ago. it london the financial district may become a ghost town. major banks have started telling thousands of employees to work from home following the new guidance from british government. hsbc and deutsche bank are among the firms reducing the number of people in the office. finland has agreed to buy lockheed martin's s 35 fighter jets. the fighters will replace warplanes key to defending the country

i do want to correct the record here because gary kelly came over to me after the hearing and said heayered approach to safety and security is what's necessary to keep people safe on the planes. the filtration on the plane, the hepa aircraft filtration with the masks and the deep cleaning, all of those things together keep people safe on a plane and in a controlled environment. doug parker did not hear what was happening. he has put a statement on the record saying that he was responding to the hepa filtration. he was not responding to the masks. the biggest problem for flight attendants is that when there is inconsistency in communication, that puts us in harm's way because we are charged with enforcing that mask mandate. so those two ceos corrected the record with me. doug parker on the record for the whole public. i want to be very clear that the airline industry from the very beginning has worked with us to put mask policies in place even before the federal government put that in place, and they continue to support that and support the flight attendants. >> you make a good point a

we just learned about southwest ceo gary kelly's positive test. we have also learned that unit ceo scott kirby has tested negative. american's ceo is getting tested later on, and an executive vice president from delta airlines has also tested negative, but this is really, really interesting that this has happened after southwest ceo gary kelly made some comments about how masks, he believed weren't all that effective when you consider the clean air on board an airplane. although we've been talking to scientists about this at the start of the pandemic. they think it's part of a layered approach and this is also a federal mandate that will last until march 18, 2022. >> there was a lot of push bag on those comments and a little bit of a correction that went out too. can't help tieing the two now. pete muntean, appreciate the update. thank you. >>> you may have heard about this viral tiktok trend warning of a nationwide violence at schools today. it sparked a number of school closures, a lot of emails. i know we got one from our superintendent, increa

but today during a hearing on capitol hill, southwest airlines ceo gary kelly told the us senate panel that mass don't add much if anything on airplanes. kelly made that comment during a hearing on airline oversight and other industry chiefs joined him in saying and emphasizing rather that commercial aircraft filtration systems. make them the safest indoor space there is in a statement, southwest said it continues to enforce the federal mask requirement. a new study projects that the u. s vaccination program has saved more than a million lives and prevented millions of hospitalizations. research by the commonwealth fund says vaccines prevented 1.1 million deaths from covid over the first year. they estimate that more than 10 million hospitalizations were avoided and 35 million infections were prevented. the report says. if no one had been vaccinated, daily deaths would have climbed to as high as 21,000 day. 4000 deaths per day were reported at the peak of the pandemic in january of 2021. coming up the major impacts between east based school district and its teachers union how the state

though, southwest airlines ceo gary kelly told congress last week a plane's air filtrations do the job. >> i think the case is very strong that masks don't add much, if anything, in the air cabin environment. >> reporter: the next day, kelly tested positive for covid he now says he misspoke and southwest fully supports the mask mandate nationwide the tsa expects 30 million passengers between now and january 3rd. approaching, even exceeding 2019 passenger levels at some airports. already miami is setting all-time records for holiday passenger traveling. and 1,000 flights and 156,000 passengers every day. >> we know that travel experience can indeed be a safe one if you follow the recommended safety protocols >> reporter: the american airlines ramp tower today juggling more than 700 flights on the ground to miami. >> where are they going? do they have enough fuel do they have enough catering do we have any air traffic to keep an eye on >> reporter: a critical lynch pin as a critical week takes off. >> tom, i have to ask you. with airports packed and new variant surges, have you observed

you can gary kelly. the ceo of southwest airlines telling a senate panel that the air and passenger jets is cabins are clean. statistics are recalls. 99.9 7% of airborne pathogens are captured by the up a filtering system in his turn over every 2 or 3 minutes. but health experts caution yes, airplanes have very good ventilation. and yes, most people are wearing a mask and being respectful of that. not all. >> but when the airplane to on the tarmac. there is not for good ventilation. i would encourage people to. >> if they find the airlines with ceos think they don't need to wear a mask to please wear masks when they're on the it's a they're crowded environments. it's far and away the better part of valor. and we have omicron coming. >> also at the hearing sara nelson association of flight attendants, president adds it's not all aircraft have to have ration and the studies that were done that have been referenced were also done with americans who were sitting straightforward with masks on not removing the

southwest airlines ceo contradicted doctor anthony fauci gary kelly told the us senate panel last week that he doesn't think mass add much protection on planes. kelly tested positive for covid days after the hearing. and in a letter to staff announcing his test, told them he supports the federal mandate. well the country is looking ahead tonight to a speech expect this week from president biden. the white house says the president will announce tuesday new steps being taken to limit the spread of the virus. the focus of that speech . the rapid spread of the macron variant biden is expected to deliver a stark warning to the unvaccinated fox news. alexis mcadams picks up our team coverage of the country surge of covid cases. it is just, you know, raging through through the world, really macron variant posed to become the new dominant strain in the united states as it continues to surge across the country, the highly transmissible variant coming just in time for the holidays. causing many americans to reevaluate their plans in new york, where they've had more than 21,000 daily cases for tw

i thought it was so interesting what we heard from gary kelly at southwest, saying it is the worst hiring environment they have ever seen. even if the demand for flights is they are coming got to get the flight attendants and the pilots on the plane as well, and the hiring environment is very difficult. jonathan: and you've got to get the planes as well. betting back to normal is proving to be really difficult. who said reopening would be cheap? lisa: i think about jeffries pushing back the coming to office until 2023, saying they work from home, we encourage it through 2023. i wonder how much this is being driven by the virus and how much this is being driven by people's preference to stay home. jonathan: how sticky is the behavior shift? lisa: exactly. and how are some of these policies? jonathan: to be clear, mixing goals. it could be a great year. what i am saying is this return to work, they behavior had become very sticking out. it has been 18 months of it. you've got corporations turning around and seeing see you in 2022, maybe 2023. jonathan: to the point about -- kailey: to the p

you can gary kelly. the ceo of southwest airlines telling a senate panel that the air and passenger jets is cabins are clean. statistics are recalls. 99.9 7% of airborne pathogens are captured by the up a filtering system and has turned over every 2 or 3 minutes. but health experts caution yes, airplanes have very good ventilation. and yes, most people are wearing a mask and being respectful of that. not all. >> but when the airplanes on the tarmac, there is not very good ventilation. i would encourage people to. >> if they fly and the airlines with ceos think they don't need to wear a mask to please wear masks when they're on the it's a they're crowded environments. it's far and away the better part of valor. and we have omicron coming. >> also at the hearing, sara nelson association of flight attendants. president adds it's not all aircraft have to have the filtration and the studies that were done that have been referenced were also done with americans who were sitting straightforward with masks on no

gary kelly, the outstanding ceo told me this morning when i interviewed him, air line that want to shrink the carbon footprint need to retire the older planes and they are noisier. that means they need to replace them with new ones you can't just keep using the same aircraft. they get used up now that big business is taking climate change much more seriously, almost every airline in the world has a fleet that is too old. they need boeing finally, if you believe as you do the pan dem sick finally running omicron strain will be dealt with, you have to believe there is a huge travel boom next year. now i know there are millions opinions flying around about how contagious omicron is, very and deadly, not as deadly as dealt yashgs and whether the booster shots work or not, i need you to start getting your arms around the concept of risk, exceptable risk that's what lijing for we're not just going to do nothing as we wait for covid to get stamped out. two kinds of people when it comes to vaccinations, all three shots, right, in which you are fine or you don't care whether you get sick in the fi

gary kelly. >> yeah, i think the case is very strong that masks don't add much, if anything, in the air and very high-quality compared to any other indoor setting. >> that got immediate pushback including from delta c.e.o. ed bastian. >> i don't know that i agree with gary's remarks. i think particularly as we see omicron continuing to, to enter into our country, masks are going to be important as a safeguard for awhile yet. >> and even more pushback from doctors. >> the data supports use of the mask, but use of masks -- but also why say this now when we have the most transmissible variant of all accelerating? i don't know. some of these c.e.o.s, they have the emotional intelligence of a doorknob. i don't know why they would say that kind of thing. >> also frustrated are flight attendants who are already dealing with passengers who are fighting any mask rules. >> the biggest problem for flight attendants is that when there is inconsistency in communication, that puts us in harms way because we are charged with enforcing that mask mandate. >> american airlines c.e.o. doug parker who appe

this is after of course gary kelly, the ceo of united and as well as american, they all said, look, thement. still, you know, dr. anthony fauci is still pushing back on the mask story. listen. >> we want to make sure people keep their masks on. i think the idea of taking masks off in my mind is really not something we should even be considering. cheryl: also, when asked if he thinks that basically that the domestic vaccine policy should go into effect like you have for international travel, he only would say anything that would get people vaccinated would be welcome. there's discussion within the industry to be clear here that there's the possibility that there could be vaccine mandates to fly domestically at some point in the near future. todd: i don't understand how there's such a disconnect between what the ceos of the people who run the planes say and dr. touch east but that's for -- fauci. but that's for a different day. could joe manchin actually have saved his own party? cheryl: there's a lot of talk about the fact that his move on bbb actually could be the savior of the democrat

during a senate oversight meeting this week, ceo gary kelly and american airlines ceo doug parker hadn environment. >> i concur. the aircraft is the safest place you can be. it's true of all of our aircraft. >> those comments drew criticism. bastian said he doesn't agree with the remarks. of course, federal regulations require masks on airplanes. >>> still ahead, the cdc's wreck men dags on which booster you should get. >>> on this date in history, thewright brothers conducted their first successful flights using their flyer. >> kitty hawk. >> we were here when the wright brothers mate their first flight. when they came down here, the people thought they were crazy. but when we saw the plane fly, it was the prettiest bird we ever saw. it was the prettiest bird we ever saw ♪ ♪ ♪ downy's been taking you back, since way back. with freshness and softness you never forget. feel the difference with downy. ♪ [laughing and giggling] (woman) hey dad. miss us? (vo) reflect on the past, celebrate the future. season's greetings from audi. xfinity rewards are our way of thanking you just for being

just two days ago, gary kelly testified along with other top airline executives at a senate hearing.s he is fully vaccinated and tested negative multiple times before that testimony. >>> one of the biggest concerns for investors is covid and the rapid spread of the omicron variant. officials are urging people to take precautions, expands testing, all of this ahead of the holidays meg tirrell is following the latest developments. hey, meg >> hey, tyler. so the cdc warning today omicron is spreading quickly and expected to become the dominant variant in the united states within the next few weeks as we have seen start to happen in other countries. this as transmission rates are considered high or substantial in 90% of the counties in the u.s. we know a lot of this has been delta. there are 124,000 cases being reported every day right now that's up 30% over the last two weeks. more than 1,200 deaths every day as well, up more than 20% over that time frame. so as the balance between dealt and omicron starts to shift, we are getting this advice from the cdc how to protect yourself. here's

. >> southwest ceo gary kelly has tested positive for coronavirus during his testimony.lanes ventilation provided enough protection. kelly testified without wearing a mask. well, let's go outside and get some fresh air and a nice view where it's a little cool out there of the golden gate bridge him a recent bout rig is standing by with details on our weather. yeah. we're tracking cooler temperatures today. 3 to 5 degrees below average. we should be in the mid to upper 50's this time of year. >> instead today, only warming up into the low to mid 50's. so we definitely notice that cold snap of winter officially arrives on tuesday already having that christmas winter like feel just because of these below average temperatures. >> great shot outside of golden gate bridge. crystal clear skies and it's because of that lack a blanket of storm cloud cover that temperatures already starting to dip in the 30's and even 40's for most bay area. cities petaluma in half moon bay. you are in the mid to upper 30's just a few minutes ago getting more of that westerly sea breeze. for those

but two days later, the ceo of southwest airlines gary kelly tested positive for covid.what's your take here on the need for masks on flights. and should we be listening more to doctors than airline ceos? >> well, i hope so. and yes, we do need it. because travel isn't just about the planes, right? even though there are good filters on the planes when the planes are on. when the planes are off, at the gates, all of the gatherings at the airports, getting to the airports, using public transportation, all of that travel carries risk. what i would recommend is a good quality mask. particularly with omicron. what you're seeing what the w.h.o. says is a force of infection. which means you're most likely to get inflected around a person who has omicron. you can get infected and pass it on to others. or you might get symptomatic mild disease. maybe you don't want that for the holidays. so n 95 when you travel is the safest way just to make sure you're adding that extra layer of protection. >> let's talk about vaccines and kids, we know that the vaccine for children 5 to 17 have

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you can gary kelly. the ceo of southwest airlines telling a senate panel that the air and passenger jets is cabins are clean. statistics are recalls. 99.9 7% of airborne pathogens are captured by the up a filtering system and has turned over every 2 or 3 minutes. but health experts caution yes, airplanes have very good ventilation. and yes, most people are wearing a mask and being respectful of that. not all. >> but when the airplane to run the term. it is not for good ventilation. i would encourage people to. >> if they find the airlines with ceos think they don't need to wear a mask to please wear masks when they're on the it's a they're crowded environments. it's far and away the better part 3f valor and we have omicron coming. >> also at the hearing sara nelson association of flight attendants. president adds it's not all aircraft have to have filtration and the studies that were done that have been referenced were also done with americans who were sitting straight forward with masks on not removing

remember it was just two days ago we reported gary kelly testified at a senate hearing unmasked and down playing the wearing of masks aboard airliners. watch this. >> i think the case is very strong that mask don't add much if anything in the air cabin environment as very safe and very high quality compared to any other indoor setting. >> well, and tonight kelly says that he now supports the federal requirements to wear face masks on airplanes. we certainly wish him a speedy he recovery. a setback for kids ages 2 to 5 with pfizer. two child size doses it is testing are not producing kpt spe -- expected immunity so it's adding a third dose. that will delay the emergency use authorization for 2022. >> at least from what pfizer is saying, by the time they get all of the necessary data and go through all of the procedure of getting emergency use authorization, unfortunately, it's not going to be until the second quarter but you want to get the right dose and the right r regimen for the children. so you don't want a delay, you want to get it right and that's what they're talking about. >> ton

. >> southwest ceo gary kelly has tested positive for covid during his testimony, kelly said his airplanes ventilation provide enough protection. kelly testified, as you can see without a mask. a federal appeals court panel has ruled the president biden's vaccine mandate for large private employers can now the decision reverses an earlier ruling from a federal judge pausing that nationwide mandate. the court. >> will the mandate necessary to limit transmission of the virus under the mandate companies with 100 or more employees would require workers to be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing initially that mandate should have taken effect january 4th affecting. some 84 million workers. >> and right now on kron 4 dot com. you can read about the latest covid headlines. there are plenty of them just scan the qr code on your screen. you'll be taken to our website. some of the top headlines include data on the omicron variant. the new statewide indoor mask mandate and a lot more cdc recommending pfizer and moderna. now over j and j, if you can help. but again, it's all on kron 4 dot com. >> th

you can gary kelly. the ceo of southwest airlines telling a senate panel that the air and passenger jets is cabins are clean. statistics are recalls. 99.9 7% of airborne pathogens are captured by the help of filtering system and has turned over every 2 or 3 minutes. but health experts caution yes, airplanes have very good ventilation. and yes, most people are wearing a mask and being respectful of that. not all. >> but when the airplanes on the tarmac, there is not very good ventilation. i would encourage people to. >> if they fly and the airlines with ceos think they don't need to wear a mask to please wear masks when they're on the it's a they're crowded environments. it's far and away the better part of valor. and we have omicron coming. >> also at the hearing sara nelson association of flight attendants. president adds it's not all aircraft have to have to kill traicion and the studies that were done that have been referenced were also done with americans who were sitting straightforward with masks o

you can gary kelly. the ceo of southwest airlines telling a senate panel that the air and passenger jets is cabins are clean. statistics are recalls. 99.9 7% of airborne pathogens are captured by the up a filtering system in his turn over every 2 or 3 minutes. but health experts caution yes, airplanes have very good ventilation. and yes, most people are wearing a mask and being respectful of that. not all. >> but when the airplanes the tarmac, there is not for good ventilation. i would encourage people to. >> if they fly and the airlines with ceos think they don't need to wear a mask to please wear masks when they're on the it's a they're crowded environments. it's far and away the better part of valor and we have omicron coming also at the hearing, sara nelson association of flight attendants president adds it's not all aircraft have to have the filtration and the studies that were done that have been referenced were also done with americans who were sitting straightforward with masks on not removing th

southwest airlines ceo gary kelly tested positive for the coronavirus just days after he testified unmasked at a senate hearing last week. kelly, who was seated next to other airline executives, can be seen in now widely circulated video coughing during his testimony in which he opposed mask mandates on airplanes. three democratic lawmakers announced this weekend they tested positive for coronavirus. senators elizabeth warren, cory booker, and congressman jason crow all reported mild covid-19 symptoms. all three were fully vaccinated and had received their booster shots. in international news, the netherlands is entering a strict lockdown through the yearend holidays to battle a surge of infections from the omicron variant. all bars, restaurants, gyms, theaters, hair salons, and non-essential shops will be closed until mid-january. in britain, london mayor sadiq khan has declared a major incident and will invoke new emergency powers as the u.k. continues to shatter records for daily infections. israel has banned travel to the u.s. and a growing list of other celebration sunday with hundreds

video clip] host: just as the hearing ended, the person you just stop speaking, the southwest ceo, gary kellysted positive for covid the next day after he made this appearance on capitol hill, as he talked about whether masks should or should not be allowed on airlines. by the way, that hearing was massless inside -- maskless inside the building. let's start with laura, calling from massachusetts. good morning. caller: good morning. first, i want to say i think the mandates are absolutely is torry. i think it is based -- not based on fact. the fact is that those vaccinated are testing positive just as much as the unvaccinated , and they are getting sick just as much as the unvaccinated, so i believe this is political. this is meant to single out who they think are all trump loaders, which is not the case. i am a liberal, i have never been a trump voter, and i think the government mandate is for this pharmaceutical industry, this is about billions and billions and billions of dollars. as a matter of fact, pfizer is talking about a fourth vaccine. where is it going end? when are they going to s

you can gary kelly. the ceo of southwest airlines telling a senate panel that the air and passenger jets is cabins are clean. statistics are recalls. 99.9 7% of airborne pathogens are captured by the up a filtering system in his turn over every 2 or 3 minutes. but health experts caution yes, airplanes have very good ventilation. and yes, most people are wearing a mask and being respectful of that. not all. >> but when the airplanes the tarmac, there is not for good ventilation. i would encourage people to. >> if they find the airlines with ceos think they don't need to wear a mask to please wear masks when they're on the it's a they're crowded environments. it's far and away the better part of valor and we have omicron coming. >> also at the hearing sara nelson association of flight attendants. president adds it's not all aircraft have to have the filtration and the studies that were done that have been referenced were also done with americans who were sitting straightforward with masks on not removing t

southwest airlines ceo contradicted doctor anthony fauci gary kelly told the us senate panel last week that he doesn't think masks at much protection on planes. kelly tested positive for covid 19 days after the hearing. and in a letter to staff announcing that positive test told them he supports the federal mandate. tonight the country is looking ahead to a speech expected this week from president biden. the white house says the president will announce tuesday the new steps being taken in an effort to limit the spread of the virus . the focus of that speech, the rapid spread of the omicron variant. president biden is expected to deliver a stark warning to those who are still unvaccinated fox news is alexis mcadams picks up our team coverage of the country's surge of covid cases. it is just, you know, raging through through the world, really macron variant posed to become the new dominant strain in the united states as it continues to surge across the country, the highly transmissible variant coming just in time for the holidays, causing many americans to reevaluate their plans in new y

remember it was just two days ago that we reported that gary kelly testified at a senate hearing, un-masked, and downplaying the wearing of masks aboard airliners. watch this. >> i think the case is very strong that masks don't add much, if anything, in the air cabin environment. it is very safe and very high quality compared to any other indoor setting. >> well, and tonight kelly says that he now supports the federal requirements to wear face masks on airplanes. we certainly wish him a speedy recovery. >>> and a setback today at pfizer's trials of its vaccine for little kids ages 2 to 5. the company saying two child size doses it is testing as -- um, testing excuse me are not producing the expected immunity. so, it is adding a third dose now. that's going to delay its application for an emergency-use authorization from the fda in 2022. >> at least from what pfizer is saying, by the time they get all of the necessary data and go through all of the procedure of getting an emergency-use authorization, unfortunately, it's not going to be until the second quarter. but you ought to really get th

i know him better than the other guys gary kelly is always great, come on, tells it like it is. wanted is that too much to ask. >>> roku with a long-running dispute, it looks like they finally have a deal. what a week, david, it's been in streaming in general >> viacom had a good day yesterday. we had bob bacchus join us. >> thank you he did more forcefully answer questions than in the past a lot. he loves pluto. >> i try to block pluto. >> they're going to be spending a lot of money at viacom to obviously continue to roll out streaming. they did say subscriptions were rising, and have risen more than anticipated, even only a few weeks back in terms of during this fourth quarter. our parent company a different story yesterday, jim not having to do with streaming, but having to do with broadband additions or the lack thereof. investors have been looking for as many as 300,000 7% to 8% ebitda year over year, but it was the -- that took some investors by surprise, i guess charter also came down sharply on the same thing of changes in moving patterns. perhaps a lot of people did mov

i'm thinking back to gary kelly on the hill saying the masks aren't that effective.an the ceo of delta, he's been pushing back, saying you've got to address -- saying this has got to be a change, these quarantines and the guidelines because of the labor shortage. i think to your point, they're adapting rather quickly and i think the ceos are finding their voice a lot stronger. i want to ask you about something else that's happening in the skies, it's kind of a mess up there as you know. there's a woman facing federal charges after this video showed her slapping and spitting on an 80-year-old man mid--flight. let's watch this real quick. >> you're going to jail. yes, you are. cheryl: this was right before christmas eve. this is happening everywhere. it's a mess up there. what's going on? what can the airlines do? >> well, i mean, the airlines like a lot of industry are struggling to add staff. you know. a lot of people were furloughed or retired and, you know, it is a struggle to get people trained and ready to fly. at the same time, our experts do point to the politi

to get your thoughts i don't know if you saw this hearing of your colleagues, i am sure you did, gary kelly that masks passengers should necessarily be masked on airplanes, according to him, quote, it doesn't do much do you agree >> andrew, unfortunately, i missed the hearing yesterday, i was in new york here with the governor of the state as we're break grounds on our new jfk final expansion so i did not see the comments i don't know that i agree with gary's remarks i think particularly as we see omicron continuing to enter into our country, masks will be important as a safeguard for a while yet. >> how much are bookings being sorry to interrupt, andrew, how much are bookings being preferred by omicron, where are you noticing it? is it international, further out? near term, you are seeing still strong demand right now? >> yes so it won't impact our holidays, we will see it in our bookings into january and beyond prince ply in the trans-atlantic, places you'd expect, heathrow wherever you put in travel restrictions tell aviva, et cetera. it's here in the u.s. all right. i expect it will be

gary kelly and the ceo had this to say. >> i am strong that masks don't add much if anything in the airnvironment. >> i concur. >> the aircraft is the safest place you can be. >> i don't know what i think about that. the comment drew criticism and later tells cnbc that he does not agree with it. i am not sure if i would be comfortable if you get on a plane if no one is wearing masks. >> we are for people who travel through the year, somebody sneezes and throw up and you and your family have the flu for the next two weeks. the kids are not going to school. that's one of the things that was so irritating about flying. there were times again, for a very long time we would fly every week. i would hear somebody sneezing or coughing the next row and i would be like good lord i am going to get sick. that didn't come out of anywhere. i know they have improved air flow but if they have proof of that, i would to see the medical studies and the documentation because if masks don't make any difference, we all would not wear masks. that seems a little crazy just again given what we have learned over

video clip] host: just as the hearing ended, the person you just stop speaking, the southwest ceo, gary kellytested positive for covid the next day after he made this appearance on capitol hill, as he talked about whether masks should or should not be allowed on airlines. by the way, that hearing was massless inside -- maskless inside the building. let's start with laura, calling from massachusetts. good morning. caller: good morning. first, i want to say i think the mandates are absolutely is torry. i think it is based -- not based on fact. the fact is that those vaccinated are testing positive just as much as the unvaccinated , and they are getting sick just as much as the unvaccinated, so i believe this is political. this is meant to single out who they think are all trump loaders, which is not the case. i am a liberal, i have never been a trump voter, and i think the government mandate is for this pharmaceutical industry, this is about billions and billions and billions of dollars. as a matter of fact, pfizer is talking about a fourth vaccine. where is it going end? when are they going to