SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has informed the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) that it will end operations at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) on Aug. 4 of this year.
This news was part of a larger announcement the airline made early this morning regarding a widespread reduction of service across its network, SRAA said in its Thursday morning announcement.
In its first–quarter financial report, Dallas, Texas–based Southwest said, “significant challenges presented by Boeing aircraft delivery delays, and the related reduction in second half 2024 capacity, negatively impact the Company’s previous expectation for double-digit year-over-year operating revenue growth for full year 2024.”
Besides the Syracuse airport, Southwest will also stop operations at Bellingham International Airport in Bellingham, Washington; Cozumel International Airport in Mexico, and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Southwest said in its quarterly financial report.
“While we are disappointed to hear this news, we recognize the challenges the airline is facing due to Boeing aircraft delivery delays and lack of available capacity,” Jason Terreri, SRAA executive director, said in the announcement. “We appreciate Southwest leadership flying in to deliver the news in person yesterday. During this conversation, they shared our market was performing as expected for a new city. However, given the constraints of this new environment, the airline had to make a decision to reallocate existing aircraft to other priority markets.”
Southwest started offering flights from Syracuse in November 2021. The airline currently provides direct air service from SYR to cities including Baltimore and Orlando.
The SRAA said it will remain “actively engaged” with Southwest Airlines to determine a future date for the airline to relaunch service at SYR.