Vaccine mandate unlikely for domestic travel, airline CEO says

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says he does not anticipate a vaccination requirement for travel within the United States, but he said it is possible for some international travel. When asked whether passengers will need to get vaccinated as a condition to fly, Kirby said Wednesday that "it's a government question, but I suspect that it won't happen domestically." Delta CEO Ed Bastian also does not foresee vaccinations as a requirement to fly in the US, according to a May interview. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden met with Kirby and other executives from companies that are mandating that workers get vaccinated. United announced Friday that all its 67,000 employees in the United States would need to get vaccinated by October 25 or face getting fired. Kirby says through increased employer mandates, he thinks that the United States could see an 80% to 90% vaccination rate. Biden "asked us to do everything we could with fellow CEOs or anyone we were in contact with to encourage others to do the same thing," Kirby said.<br/>