Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is planning to hire another 8,000 more employees in 2023 after hitting record staffing levels this year.
And that hiring rate could continue, even though firms are announcing layoffs amid recession concerns.
as the demand for travel has increased and the company has seen two straight quarters of profitability. Accounting for attrition, the company has added about 10,000 workers this year and plans to get up to 11,000 by the end of 2022. That 15,700 new hires this year is a record for Southwest, besting the 11,000 employees the company hired when it acquired AirTran.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines still has 5,400 fewer employees than it did in March 2020, although executives have indicated that some positions may never return. Chicago-based United has 3,300 fewer employees than in early 2020, while Delta is up about 1,500 workers.The biggest chunk of 2023, where the company hopes to add about 2,250 new aviators after hiring 1,200 this year.
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