“Southwest doesn’t condone Staff sharing their private political beliefs whereas on the job,” the airline mentioned in a Sunday assertion. “Southwest is conducting an inner investigation into the lately reported occasion and can handle the scenario instantly with any Worker concerned whereas persevering with to remind all Staff that public expression of private opinions whereas on obligation is unacceptable.”
The Related Press, which had a reporter on board the flight, first reported {that a} pilot of a Friday flight from Houston to Albuquerque ended his typical greeting to passengers with the phrase “Let’s go Brandon,” which has develop into right-wing code for “F**ok Joe Biden.” The AP report mentioned passengers responded with audible gasps.
Captain James Belton of the United chapter of the Air Line Pilots Affiliation advised CNN that the memo was associated to “Let’s go Brandon” being transmitted on the emergency radio frequency 121.5.
“Anybody making these calls is instantly interfering with security,” the memo mentioned.
A number of studies say the phrase pertains to a NASCAR crowd chanting “F**ok Joe Biden,” whereas driver Brandon Brown was being interviewed following a victory. The reporter interviewing him had at first speculated the group was chanting “Let’s Go Brandon.”
