- Southwest plans to close crew bases in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Austin, Texas.
- The company has been slashing unprofitable flights, reducing crews in some cities.
- Last month, Southwest said it would cut about 15% of its corporate headcount in its first-ever mass layoff.
Southwest Airlines is closing two flight attendant bases amid its cost-cutting push that has also led to its first mass layoffs in its more than 50 years of flying.
The airline is closing the satellite bases at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and at Texas’ Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, according to a flight attendant union memo.
“While the Company is within its rights to make this decision, it is not without impact on Flight Attendants,” said TWU Local 556 President Bill Bernal…