Southwest Airlines is pressing pause on hiring and staff rallies to cut costs

Southwest Airlines is cutting costs.It's pausing corporate hiring, summer internships, and a popular team-building tradition.The move comes after a dispute with activist firm Elliott Investment Management.Southwest Airlines is pausing corporate hiring to cut costs, a company spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider.AD The airline is "pausing all noncontract internal and external hiring," the spokesperson said.It is also pausing summer internships. Southwest said it would honor all internship offers alrea ...