Southwest to Close Two Crew Bases

Dow Jones

Mar 05, 2025

By Katherine Hamilton

Southwest Airlines is shutting down two crew bases in Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The airline plans to move about 280 flight attendants from the two bases to 12 other bases, a Southwest spokesperson said Tuesday. There were no pilots at the two bases.

The bases are scheduled to be wound down by July 1.

Southwest said the two bases it is planning to close are satellites, and it will now focus on its 12 traditional bases as it works to maximize operational efficiency.

In February, Southwest said it would cut about 15% of its corporate workforce, or 1,750 jobs

Write to Katherine Hamilton at katherine.hamilton@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 04, 2025 13:53 ET (18:53 GMT)

At the request of the copyright holder, you need to log in to view this content

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Most Discussed

{"basename":"","ssrTDKData":{"titleTemplate":"%s - Tiger Brokers","title":"Tiger Brokers | Global Stocks, Options & Futures Trading App","description":"Tiger Brokers, one-stop investment in US stocks, SGX stocks, HK stocks, A-shares & other global assets. One of the best stock trading platforms in Singapore.","keywords":"tiger brokers,tiger trade,tiger brokers singapore,broker online,stock trading in singapore,share trading singapore,brokerage firm singapore,trading app,stock broker singapore,stock trading platforms,trading account","social":{"ogDescription":"Tiger Brokers, one-stop investment in US stocks, SGX stocks, HK stocks, A-shares & other global assets. One of the best stock trading platforms in Singapore.","ogImage":"https://c1.itigergrowtha.com/portal5/static/media/og-logo.be62fbe1.png","ogUrl":"https://www.itiger.com/news/2517600965"},"companyName":"Tiger Brokers"},"pageData":{"isMobile":false,"isTiger":false,"isTTM":true,"region":"SGP","license":"TBSG","edition":"fundamental"},"isCrawlerRequest":true,"__swrFallback__":{"@#url:\"https://stock-news.skytigris.cn/v3/news\",params:#id:\"2517600965\",edition:\"fundamental\",auth_exemption:1,,,undefined,":{"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2517600965?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","thumbnail":"","is_english":true,"pubTime":"2025-03-05 02:53","share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","id":"2517600965","market":"sg","top_or_hot":-1,"title":"Southwest to Close Two Crew Bases","media":"Dow Jones","content":"<font class=\"NormalMinus1\" face=\"Arial\">\n<p>\n  By Katherine Hamilton \n</p>\n<p>\n  Southwest Airlines is shutting down two crew bases in Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. \n</p>\n<p>\n  The airline plans to move about 280 flight attendants from the two bases to 12 other bases, a Southwest spokesperson said  Tuesday. There were no pilots at the two bases. \n</p>\n<p>\n  The bases are scheduled to be wound down by July 1. \n</p>\n<p>\n  Southwest said the two bases it is planning to close are satellites, and it will now focus on its 12 traditional bases as it works to maximize operational efficiency. \n</p>\n<p>\n  In February, Southwest said it would cut about 15% of its corporate workforce, or 1,750 jobs \n</p>\n<p>\n  Write to Katherine Hamilton at katherine.hamilton@wsj.com \n</p>\n<pre>\n \n</pre>\n<p>\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n</p>\n<p>\n  March 04, 2025 13:53 ET (18:53 GMT)\n</p>\n<p>\n  Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.\n</p>\n</font>","source":null,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Southwest to Close Two Crew Bases</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nSouthwest to Close Two Crew Bases\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2025-03-05 02:53</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<font class=\"NormalMinus1\" face=\"Arial\">\n<p>\n  By Katherine Hamilton \n</p>\n<p>\n  Southwest Airlines is shutting down two crew bases in Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. \n</p>\n<p>\n  The airline plans to move about 280 flight attendants from the two bases to 12 other bases, a Southwest spokesperson said  Tuesday. There were no pilots at the two bases. \n</p>\n<p>\n  The bases are scheduled to be wound down by July 1. \n</p>\n<p>\n  Southwest said the two bases it is planning to close are satellites, and it will now focus on its 12 traditional bases as it works to maximize operational efficiency. \n</p>\n<p>\n  In February, Southwest said it would cut about 15% of its corporate workforce, or 1,750 jobs \n</p>\n<p>\n  Write to Katherine Hamilton at katherine.hamilton@wsj.com \n</p>\n<pre>\n \n</pre>\n<p>\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n</p>\n<p>\n  March 04, 2025 13:53 ET (18:53 GMT)\n</p>\n<p>\n  Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.\n</p>\n</font>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","isBrief":false,"type":0,"news_type":1,"symbol":"LUV","symbol_name":"西南航空","start_time":0,"source_url":"https://dowjonesnews.com/newdjn/logon.aspx?AL=N","article_id":"2517600965","we_media_id":"106","thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2517600965","pubTimestamp":1741114380,"columns":[],"sourceInfo":null,"weMediaInfo":{"media_name":"Dow Jones","introduction":"Dow Jones publishes the world’s most trusted business news and financial information in a variety of media.","home_visible":0,"id":"106","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99"},"summary":"Southwest Airlines is shutting down two crew bases in Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.The airline plans to move about 280 flight attendants from the two bases to 12 other bases, a Southwest spokesperson said  Tuesday. There were no pilots at the two bases.The bases are scheduled to be wound down by July 1.Southwest said the two bases it is planning to close are satellites, and it will now focus on its 12 traditional bases as it works to maximize operational efficiency.In February, Southwest said it would cut about 15% of its corporate workforce, or 1,750 jobs","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"","property":[],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{"LUV":"西南航空","BK4008":"航空公司","BK4500":"航空公司","BK4588":"碎股","BK4585":"ETF&股票定投概念"},"translate_title":"西南航空将关闭两个机组人员基地","themeId":null,"isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{"LUV":0.9},"content_text":"By Katherine Hamilton \n\n\n  Southwest Airlines is shutting down two crew bases in Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. \n\n\n  The airline plans to move about 280 flight attendants from the two bases to 12 other bases, a Southwest spokesperson said  Tuesday. There were no pilots at the two bases. \n\n\n  The bases are scheduled to be wound down by July 1. \n\n\n  Southwest said the two bases it is planning to close are satellites, and it will now focus on its 12 traditional bases as it works to maximize operational efficiency. \n\n\n  In February, Southwest said it would cut about 15% of its corporate workforce, or 1,750 jobs \n\n\n  Write to Katherine Hamilton at katherine.hamilton@wsj.com \n\n\n \n\n\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n\n\n  March 04, 2025 13:53 ET (18:53 GMT)\n\n\n  Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"-1","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":true,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}