US Airways To Cut 600 Airport Positions

[ChromeFoundry]

Source: AP

4:31 pm EDT July 14, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS -- US Airways is cutting 600 ground jobs this fall as it continues to struggle with the slow economy.

The airline said on Tuesday that the biggest cut will be 340 customer service agents around the country, who will lose their job on Sept. 14. Other layoffs come from closing its Las Vegas US Airways Club on Sept. 13 and reducing staffing at its club in Phoenix.

The airline will also shut its walk-up ticket counter at its headquarters in Tempe, Ariz., its last counter outside an airport.

US Airways also said it will shift to outside contractors for ramp service work at nine airports around Oct. 5, mostly those served by US Airways Express regional carriers. The airports are Austin and El Paso, Texas; Boise, Idaho; Burbank and Long Beach, Calif.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Wichita, Kan.; Milwaukee; and Omaha, Neb.

Capacity cuts combined with a more efficient operation will make it possible to operate with fewer customer service agents, US Airways spokesman Morgan Durrant said.

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[OhioChick]

1. No biggie...

They can all just take a few classes at the community college. :sarcasm:

[FarCenter]

2. On-line ticket sales and bording passes from kiosks reduce the need for service agents

And I'd bet that companies are stingy about who they let get a club membership with company funds these days.