Southwest Airlines’ share price was rising in pre-market hours as the airline announced plans to cut 1,750 corporate jobs, marking the first mass layoffs in its 53-year history. The cuts, representing 15% of the airline’s corporate workforce,

KEY TAKEAWAYS Shares of Southwest Airlines rose in premarket trading Tuesday after the carrier said it plans to cut 15% of its corporate workforce, eliminating about 1,750 jobs in the first large layoffs in its history.

The low-cost air carrier said the cuts are mostly focused on corporate and leadership roles. Some 1,750 employees are expected to be laid off. Southwest Airlines has announced that it will lay off 15% of its employees in an effort to reduce costs and maximize its efficiencies.