Southwest will pay pilots an estimated $45 million in bonuses for working during the service meltdown last year, per CNN. Some 9,400 pilots are expected to be paid 50% of their regular pay, CNN reported. AdvertisementAfter it's recent holiday fiasco, Southwest Airlines has reportedly agreed to pay its pilots millions in bonuses, according to a CNN report on Saturday. Southwest employs some 9,400 pilots who are expected to be compensated 50% of their regular pay, CNN reported, citing a message sent by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association to a member. These bonuses, or "gratitude pay," are meant to compensate pilots for working through the airline's service meltdown last December, the report states.

Source: CNN January 23, 2023 20:53 UTC