Southwest Airlines dropping service at 2 major US airports :: WRAL.com

Travelers at two of the nation’s greatest airports may have one much less airline possibility starting this summer season.

After June 4, Southwest Airlines says it is going to not supply flights out of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport or Washington, DC’s Dulles International Airport.

The airline says all flights booked after that date will probably be canceled. Rebooking or refund choices will probably be provided to prospects.

In an announcement, Southwest mentioned it has been “challenging” to function out of O’Hare. The airline mentioned it will probably proceed to serve the Chicago market out of Midway Airport.

The airline will proceed its service at Ronald Reagan Washington National and Baltimore-Washington International airports.

Southwest workers working at the impacted airports will have the ability to apply for open positions within the firm.

Just final yr, Southwest announced the end of its open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half-century.