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Southwest Airlines announced that it would be terminating services at four airports, largely due to increased losses during the first quarter of 2024, as well as issues with certain Boeing planes. The airline will no longer serve Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Bellingham International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and Cozumel International Airport. Southwest Airlines stated that the changes to operations will allow it to be in a better financial position for the next quarters in 2024. Boeing also recently announced that there will be further delays to aircraft deliveries in the next several months, and the delays will negatively impact Southwest’s future revenue. Southwest stated that the Boeing issues resulted in major inefficiencies, and Southwest expected to receive twenty Boeing aircraft this year when it was originally set to be seventy-nine aircraft. Southwest also had to implement a hiring freeze for flight attendants and pilots due to the Boeing delays.