Southwest Airlines pulling out of 4 airports

Southwest Airlines posted some big losses in the first quarter of this year and now it's cutting flights.

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[GeoMeridium]

I'm surprised American isn't going down the gutter before Southwest.

Southwest at least has good customer service and a decent baggage allowance to justify its fares.
American basically charges Delta/United fares with a Spirit level experience.

[tommcfadden]

“Asking workers to take unpaid time off.” In 2023 Southworst CEO pay doubled to 5.3 million despite the airline’s holiday travel debacle. It’s always the workers who are asked to sacrifice.

[azo]

Since when is Southwest a discount carrier? Frontier, Spirit, and Sun Country airlines are budget.

[garydare]

I'm not a Southwest hater (always hear good things about them) but having an all 737 fleet, couldn't they delay some aircraft retirements and/or bring compatible planes out of mothballs from the desert? Methinks there are some deeper issues than late delivery of new jets ...

[dvferyance]

Frankly the only one that surprises me is Syracuse. The other 3 I don't know why they even flew there.

[novelero]

First class cabin and the ability to choose seats ahead of time? Sounds great to me! :)

[albertogomez]

So it’s either United, or Air Canada..
Decisions, decisions

[gabrieldgallegos]

“discount carrier”? Yeah they aren’t a discount airline 😂

[billballeza]

Southwest primarily flies out of Hobby airport in Houston.

[maracc]

Well I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a political strategy behind all this. Things will get better 2029.

[BabyBangdatruth]

“Pulling out” has always been a great decision in order to avoid financial problems 😂

[gabrielquinones]

The best airline yet

Although it’s going downhill

[erauprcwa]

Why is this news? Airlines cut routes and cities all the time.

[Kopernicus]

Southwest SUCKS. I will never fly them again. The "open seating" and advertised "sit wherever you want" is the dumbest thing ever to leave a board meeting. You won't sit with your spouse or loved one on a flight, unless you pay extra to get in the A group for boarding. Because it takes 20+ minutes to get everyone a seat and 1/4 of the bags then need to be bag checked, all flights run 20 minutes behind. Pilots then try to make up time. Every one of the four SW flights I took this March SLAMMED into the runways on landing. I've flown for 35 years and never had such uncomfortable flights with pressurization or perceived wreckless movements of the aircraft on landing and taxi.