The budget airline plans to cut some 340 pilots and flight attendants from its busy Atlanta base, CNBC first reported Wednesday.
Southwest was the second-largest operator in Atlanta behind Delta Air Lines, leaving customers will fewer choices out of the world's busiest airport.
The airline also left four airports in August as part of a cost-cutting and restructuring plan, including Bellingham International Airport in Washington state, Mexico's Cozumel International Airport, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York.
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Further changes are likely to be announced at an investor day on Thursday, which will lay out Southwest's future as we know it.
Persons:
—, Houston's George, Elliott
Organizations:
Service, CNBC, Business, Bloomberg, Delta Air Lines, Chicago O'Hare, Bellingham International Airport, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Syracuse Hancock International
Locations:
Atlanta, Chicago, Southwest, Bellingham, Washington, Cozumel, New York, Nashville, Hawaii