Southwest Announces Schedule Cuts Once Federal Payroll Subsides Run Out

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With federal Coronavirus payroll support subsidies ending on October 1st, Southwest Airlines is cutting more than a third of its October flights based on schedule cuts published last week.

Those cuts include 35,000 flights across the country including about 60 flights a day out of Love Field. 

In an e-mail to a local area newspaper, a Southwest spokesman says the carrier will keep middle seats open and unsold through at least the end of October.

After the cuts, Southwest is scheduled to fly non-stop from Love Field to 39 cities in October.

It's cutting flights from Dallas to Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle and Portland