Southwest Airlines cut its 2025 profit guidance, now forecasting full-year EBIT of roughly $500 million—down from a prior $600–$800 million range—after rising jet-fuel costs and an estimated up-to-$300 million fourth-quarter revenue hit tied to the recent U.S. government shutdown that suppressed traffic.
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Southwest lowered FY2025 EBIT to about $500 million (from $600–$800 million) and warned of up to a $300 million Q4 revenue hit, a material guidance change that will affect capacity, network and capital-allocation choices.
The revision is directly linked to the U.S. government shutdown that furloughed 11,322 FAA staff and ordered controllers to work unpaid, creating staffing and oversight risks and straining operational resilience. https://hype.aero/?story=f9a82c2e-d573-4341-8fee-0b2b1a585252
Shutdown-driven controller shortages and localized disruptions have already slowed thousands of flights and imperiled subsidy programs for small communities, demonstrating how political risk translated into measurable revenue loss for a major carrier. https://hype.aero/?story=2dcdbd81-dce2-4fbc-b7f1-6c7ae764a870 https://hype.aero/?story=d9be6e23-0a04-48bc-b8b3-bbbab1d1a31e
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Southwest cuts 2025 guidance, cites lost revenue from U.S. government shutdown • Airline Economics
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• Leslie Josephs