DALLAS, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today offered a statement in response to the "no" vote released by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association on the tentative agreement it had with the Company:
"We are naturally disappointed and acknowledge it was a very close vote," said Chuck Magill, Vice President of Flight Operations for Southwest Airlines. "We reached a tentative agreement in good faith, and both sides put a lot of effort into getting to this point. We have an outstanding and highly productive group of Pilots, and we appreciate their active involvement in the voting process. We welcome the opportunity for our negotiating teams to re-engage and work toward an agreement that best meets the needs of our Company and our outstanding Pilots during these challenging economic times."
