Southwest CEO Urges Lawmakers to Extend Airline Payroll Support
As part of the CARES Act economic stimulus plan enacted earlier this year, U.S. airlines received $25 billion in financial support to continue to pay employees even as travel demand plummeted. The airlines in return for the funds were prohibited from doing layoffs or furloughs through Sept. 30. Kelly in a video message to employees posted Friday said he supported efforts to renew the payroll support for another six months as part of a second round of stimulus currently being negotiated in Congress.
