Southwest Airlines is leaving four airports. Here’s what to know about them

Southwest Airlines announced this week it would cut service at four airports, including Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

On Thursday, during the Dallas-based company’s first-quarter earnings call, CEO Bob Jordan said Bush Intercontinental, Bellingham International Airport, Cozumel International Airport in Mexico and Syracuse Hancock International Airport weren’t “performing,” which ultimately was the deciding factor to end service on Aug. 4. It’s also implementing capacity reductions in both Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

All four of those airports have been added to Southwest’s destination map since 2020, with the three U.S. airports added in an attempt to expand the company’s reach when the COVID-19 pandemic limited demand.

“It’s never an easy decision to close a station or to materially reduce flights in a station,” Jordan said. “We love our airports. We serve our communities and so it’s always difficult.”

All employees who were affected by the four airports cut will be offered jobs elsewhere if they choose to stay with Southwest.

Here’s what to know about the four airports.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

The Houston airport, located approximately 22 miles north of downtown Houston, has 26 airlines, according to its website. Those airlines fly to both domestic and international destinations.

Among those airlines are American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways and United Airlines.

According to Cirium, Southwest flies to Dallas Love Field, Nashville, Denver, Las Vegas, Orlando and Chicago-Midway from the airport.

Bellingham International Airport (BLI)

Bellingham International Airport, located three miles northwest of Bellingham, Wash., has four airlines: Southwest, Alaska, Allegiant and San Juan Airlines. San Juan Airlines flies to the San Juan Islands in Washington state. The city of Bellingham is about 90 miles north of Seattle and 14 miles south of the Canadian border.

Southwest flies to and from Denver, Las Vegas and Oakland, Calif., at Bellingham, according to Cirium.

Cozumel International Airport (CZM)

Cozumel International Airport, officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel, is located on the island of Cozumel in Quintana Roo, México.

Cozumel has direct flights from 15 airports across three countries. American operates the majority of these flights. Airlines at Cozumel are Aeroméxico, Air Canada, Air Transat, American, Delta, Southwest, Sun Country Airlines, United, VivaAerobus, Volaris and WestJet.

Southwest flies to and from Austin-Bergstrom and Houston-Hobby to Cozumel, according to Cirium.

Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)

Syracuse Hancock International Airport, located in central New York, offers nonstop service to 30 destinations, according to its website. Airlines at Syracuse Hancock include: Allegiant, American, Breeze Airways, Delta, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest, Sun Country and United.

Southwest flies to and from Baltimore, Orlando and Tampa at Syracuse Hancock, according to Cirium.