Linking the Travel Industry | Southwest Airlines Announces a 15% Reduction in their Workforce

Linking the Travel Industry is a business travel podcast where we review the top travel industry stories that are posted on LinkedIn by LinkedIn members.  We curate the top posts and discuss with them with travel industry veterans in a live session with audience members.  You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com

Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah

Stories covered on this session include -

• The government of Portugal confirms it's looking for a minority investor in TAP Air Portugal.
• A post by Chris Kneeland about the small print on hotel shower shampoo, conditioner and bodywash bottles went viral.
• Dubai based LCC flydubai is planning to launch a domestic airline in India.
• Southwest Airlines announces a 15% reduction in their workforce, affecting 1,750 employees.
• A Delta Air Lines flight, using a Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft, crashes during landing at Toronto Airport, flipping upside down. All crew and passengers evacuated safely.
• Air France-KLM selects Amadeus Nevio to "pursue the broader transformation of its retailing capabilities".
• The UK Competition and Markets Authority has a change of heart about their previous decision relating to the proposed acquisition of CWT by American Express Global Business Travel.
• Air India Limited and Lufthansa announce codeshare agreements on 100 routes.
• Spirit Airlines receives approval to exit their chapter 11 bankruptcy situation to emerge as a private company.

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