The second largest shareholder of Southwest Airlines is calling for special meeting of shareholders to vote on its slate of eight new directors, which would represent a majority of the struggling airline's board.

Elliott Investment Management on Monday called for Southwest Airlines shareholders to elect its slate of candidates to the company’s board of directors.

Seeking a “thorough reconstitution” of the Southwest Airlines board of directors, Elliott Investment Management has officially requested a Dec. 10 special meeting of shareholders, less than three weeks after the carrier laid out its plans for transformation.