CHICAGO (WLS) — Southwest Airlines mentioned Friday it’ll discontinue service to Chicago’s O’Hare airport in June.
Any Southwest flight booked after June 4 will probably be canceled, the corporate mentioned in a letter to clients. Those clients will probably be given rebooking or refund choices.
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“Operating at Chicago O’Hare continues to be challenging,and we are confident we can serve Chicagoland through Chicago Midway.,” Southwest mentioned in a press release. “Our robust service from our longtime base at Midway will continue to serve more than 80 destinations, including the 15 markets we served from O’Hare. Southwest remains committed to providing its signature hospitality to our Customers in Chicagoland.”
Southwest has a 41-year historical past at Midway, the corporate mentioned.
They function up to 244 every day departures and serve over 80 nonstop locations, together with all 15 locations at the moment served from O’Hare.
Affected workers may have the chance to bid for open positions throughout the Southwest community, together with at Midway.
The announcement comes amid the Federal Aviation Administration and other airlines discussing reducing flights at O’Hare this summer season.
In the letter to clients, Southwest mentioned they’re additionally ending service to Dulles International Airport in the Washington, D.C. space.
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