Southwest Airlines confirmed that a pilot ranted about California‘s Bay Area, calling its residents “f—— weirdos.”
The remarks, which were caught on a website that livestreams air traffic control audio transmissions, represented an “isolated incident,” the company said Thursday.
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“Our corporate culture is built on a tenet of treating others with concern and dignity, and the comments are inconsistent with the professional behavior and overall respect that we require from our Employees,” a spokesperson for the company told SFGATE. “This situation was an isolated incident involving a single employee and not representative of the nearly 60,000 hard-working, respectful people of Southwest Airlines.”
Without identifying the pilot or detailing any disciplinary action being taken against him, the company added that it is “fully addressing the situation internally.”
“F— this place, g—— liberal f—-,” the pilot said in a frequency that was reportedly picked up by the San Jose Airport on March 13. “F—— weirdos, probably driving around in f—— Hyundais.”
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“You don’t have balls unless you’re f—— rolling coal man, g——–,” he added.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Southwest Airlines for comment.
