Southwest increases hiring plans

Southwest Airlines plans to hire another 8,000 employees in 2022 in addition to its 2021 goal of 5,000 new crew members, and is offering a higher minimum wage as well as recruitment bonuses in response to a competitive market for employees, said Robert Jordan, who will take over as CEO in February. “Job one this fall is we have to get staffed and get stable in our operation because stability in our operation depends on getting staffed right,” Jordan said.