A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-73V jet departs Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on April 6, 2021.
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Airlines spent a lot of the final yr worrying about having too many staff after travel demand plummeted. Now they’re making an attempt to keep away from the alternative downside as clients return and the pandemic’s influence begins to abate.
Southwest Airlines is the most recent airline to tackle that problem and is planning to resume hiring flight attendants within the coming weeks, in accordance to notice to cabin crews, which was seen by CNBC.
Rivals together with American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have not too long ago introduced they plan to resume hiring pilots, in hopes they are going to be in a position to cater to an increase in travel demand within the coming years, whereas a whole bunch of aviators close to the federally mandated retirement age of 65.
The Dallas-based airline not too long ago mentioned it deliberate to recall flight attendants who took momentary go away, on the firm’s urging, subsequent month.
“In order to help future operational wants, all Flight Attendants have been recalled to work efficient June 1, and we are going to want to rent Flight Attendants within the quick future,” mentioned the employees notice.
Hiring will start with candidates who had conditional job gives when the pandemic froze hiring final yr.