Southwest Airlines Corporate Layoffs 2025 Dates. Southwest airlines, a name equal to friendly skies and unique company culture, has announced a significant restructuring, including the layoff of approximately 1,750 corporate employees, or 15% of its corporate workforce. Southwest airlines will cut about 1,750 jobs in its leadership ranks, a dramatic step to reduce expenses that mark the first layoffs in the carrier’s history.
Southwest airlines said monday it will cut 15% of its corporate workforce, or 1,750 people — the first mass layoffs in the company’s history. The cuts will start in april and include senior.