{"id":179224,"date":"2025-02-24T04:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T18:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/southwest-airlines-1st-ever-layoffs-money-saved\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T04:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T18:30:16","slug":"how-much-money-will-southwest-airlines-save-with-its-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=179224","title":{"rendered":"How Much Money Will Southwest Airlines Save With Its Layoffs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Southwest Airlines this week made the headlines for announcing the first-ever company-wide corporate layoffs in the airline&#8217;s 54-year history, something which has undercut the airline&#8217;s historical operating model of putting employees first. 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