( KRON ) — Southwest Airlines is cutting more than 100 jobs across four airports in the country, the airline said in a statement to KRON4. One of the four airports affected is San Jose Mineta International Airport.
About 120 jobs across the four airports are being slashed, according to Southwest. The airline did not specify how many jobs at the San Jose airport were being cut.
Ali Wong dines at recently-revived San Francisco Pho staple
Southwest said it has been “overstaffed” at those airports. The job cuts “won’t have any effect on our services at SJC or the other locations,” Southwest said. The airline did not name the other three airports where jobs are being cut.
Our current flight schedule and modest growth plan for 2025 require alignments to our workforce at four airports where we operate. We always try to minimize the impact to our Employees and all will have an opportunity to remain with Southwest.
Southwest Airlines
The layoffs come about one week after Southwest announced it was abandoning a decades-long perk for its riders. Checked bags will no longer fly for free. The new policy will start on May 28…