Southwest Airlines Pilots Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike Ahead of Summer Travel Season

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, Calif., on March 28, 2019. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

Southwest Airlines pilots are set to go on strike ahead of what is expected to be a busy summer travel season.

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) announced the move on May 11, noting that 99 percent of union members who took part in a vote on the matter opted to authorize a strike.