First, Southwest was once alone in its policy of allowing passengers to buy most tickets, but trade them in for credits toward future flights if plans changed. When I was in a lon

The company said the cuts, the first round of broad layoffs in the airline’s 53-year history, would affect mostly corporate employees.

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DALLAS — Southwest Airlines has announced an "unprecedented" mass layoff, cutting over 1,700 jobs. Monday, Southwest announced it is cutting 15% of its corporate and leadership workforce. "This decision is unprecedented in our 53-year history," Southwest President and CEO Bob Jordan said in a statement.

Southwest Airlines’ plans for its first-ever mass layoff is not expected to include any labor cuts or changes to operations at BWI Marshall Airport.

Southwest Airlines , the fourth-largest airline in the U.S., is on a strict road to recovery after facing significant reputational and financial headwinds over the last few years.

Southwest Airlines plans to cut 1,750 jobs or 15 percent of its corporate workforce, in the US carrier's first company-wide layoffs in its 54-year history. The Dallas-based airline said Monday that the job cuts would be focused almost entirely on “corporate overhead and leadership positions,