Last year, travel at Bush Airport reached a record with 46 million travelers. The new International Central Processor (ICP) will make room for way more next year.
Southwest said it lost $231 million. CEO Robert Jordan said the airline was reacting quickly “to address our financial underperformance."HOUSTON — Southwest Airlines will limit hiring and stop flying to four airports as it copes with weak financial results and delays in getting new planes from Boeing.reported first-quarter losses Thursday.
The Dallas-based carrier said it expects to end this year with 2,000 fewer employees than it had at the start of the year.The closures will help the airline focus on more profitable locations and deploy a fleet of planes that will be smaller than it had planned. Southwest said it expects to get only 20 new 737 Max 8 jets from Boeing this year, down from the 46 it expected just a few weeks ago. It will offset some of the shortage by retiring fewer planes.
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