Southwest To Lay Off 2025 Flight Attendant. Reports are circulating that southwest airlines' decision to lay off 15 percent of its corporate staff could be paving the way for a potential merger with jetblue airways corporation. The layoffs do not affect frontline workers such as pilots and flight attendants.

Southwest airlines plans to lay off 15% of its corporate workforce, marking a significant shift in strategy. Discount us air carrier southwest airlines said it will lay off around 1,700 workers, mostly corporate and leadership positions.