Former United CEO on traveling during COVID-19 pandemic: It's airlines' jobs to keep you safe

Former United CEO Oscar Munoz is sticking with his long-time peers in the airline industry that safety is a top priority during the pandemic, even if that means you have to wear a mask on a plane or employees must be vaccinated. Shared Munoz, "This is an industry where no good deed goes unpunished. There are so many viewpoints that it is hard to sort of measure everything. At United — which is all I can speak of with my successor and all those folks — the concept has always been about human safety. When you develop a principle that is paramount, that's what drives the conversations and decisions around that. So everything that we have done at United is about safety." The commentary comes after Munoz's successor as CEO of United Airlines — Scott Kirby — was grilled by Senator Ted Cruz (at a hearing of airline industry leaders last week. United has decided to implement a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers, which Cruz insisted is causing job loss for those in his home state of Texas. United competitors Delta and Southwest have not implemented a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers. Masks wearing remains in place for all air travel, per federal law.<br/>