Southwest Airlines ending service at Chicago…
Final boarding call.
Southwest Airlines will no longer service two major airports in the US amid the company’s “ongoing efforts to refine its network.”
The budget-friendly airline said it is going to stop offering flights to and from Chicago O’Hare International and Washington Dulles International on June 4, according to a assertion launched on Friday.
A Southwest Airlines flight at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on Oct. 10, 2025. Bloomberg via Getty Images
Southwest said the area wouldn’t face vital modifications in flight availability as the airline already flies out of Midway International (MDW) in Chicago, Baltimore-Washington International in Maryland and Reagan Washington National in Arlington, Virginia.
“Southwest has a proud 41-year history at MDW, and we remain committed to investing in the City of Chicago,” the airline said, sharing that it is going to still offer flights out of Chicago to 81 areas.
The airline will also continue to offer an further 271 flights to 79 locations out of both Washington-area airports.
“As the largest carrier in the Washington area in terms of passengers carried, Southwest is committed to serving this important market,” the press release read.
Southwest started service to O’Hare in 2021, as half of the company’s post-COVID growth. Dulles operations by the airline date back to 2006.
A Southwest Airlines flight flies past the Washington Monument before touchdown at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 26, 2025. Bloomberg via Getty Images
Passengers test in at the Southwest Airlines desk at Chicago O’Hare International on it’s inaugural day on Feb. 14, 2021. TNS
The airline said all affected “frontline employees” at both O’Hare and Dulles would have the chance to bid for open positions across the company at other airports.
New York-metro travellers gained’t be affected by the change as Southwest flies out of the Big Apple space airports to other space airports in both Chicago and DC.
Southwest at the moment presents journey to 123 airports in 42 states and 11 nations.
In January, the airline adopted a major change to its passenger coverage, ditching its long-standing open seating rule.
The new coverage permits Southwest passengers to select their seats instead of the earlier “free-for-all.”
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