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- United Airlines Holdings (UAL +0.1%) told a judge Friday that it is spending about $1.4M every two weeks to put unvaccinated pilots on paid leave.
- Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman implemented a temporary restraining order on the airline's announced vaccine mandate, meaning that United is unable to put unvaccinated workers with a religious or medical exception on unpaid leave. United is asking Pittman not to extend the order.
- The union for United employees wants the mandate blocked until the court case is decided, while the airliner argues that it will be unable to recover the money it is paying pilots on leave even if it wins.
- The expenses are a relatively small amount when compared to the $7.75B the company brought in last quarter. United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) was able to post a GAAP profit, although it still expects revenues 25-30% below pre-pandemic 2019 levels.
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