Internal Southwest Airlines plans have revealed that the airline is planning base reductions in Atlanta and Denver, which the carrier's spokesperson confirmed to Simple Flying. Modest flight crew reductions Confirming a previous Aero Crew News report, a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said that its upcoming “modest reductions” to its crew bases at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Denver International Airport (DEN) are part of its previously announced strategy to maximize the revenue-generating potential of its fleet. “Employees will transfer to other bases, and no reductions in force have occurred.
” The airline noted that the shift was part of its network realignment before introducing red-eye flying and general flight schedule changes, which will result in fewer aircraft remaining overnight at some airports, including Denver. Furthermore, the reductions in Atlanta are smaller than initially anticipated, and the overall number of daily flights at Denver Airport should remain the same. At the same time, other airports, especially Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Nashville International Airport (BNA), have a growing need for pilots.
The low-cost giant is launching new routes across the United States and Mexico for the summer of 2025. Base growth In an internal memo shared by the aviation watchdog JonNYC on Bluesky, Southwest Airlines outlined to its flight crews that Atlanta and Denver would have 115 and 90.
