A US regional airline almost didn’t have enough pilots to fly its planes because so many wanted to get vaccinated and travel demand has surged

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A vaccination drive for aviation workers at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport created a major staffing issue for a major regional airline over the weekend. 

Piedmont Airlines pilots were so eager to get the COVID-19 vaccine that the airline “discouraged” workers from receiving it because it wouldn’t have had enough pilots to cover scheduled flights, according to CBS News.  The pop-up vaccination clinic was held for airport and airline workers and would’ve given the pilots easy access to the in-demand inoculation. 

But the airline says it didn’t have enough pilots available to operate its scheduled flights while others read more ⇒

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com

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