The government shutdown cost Southwest Airlines $60 million

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Southwest Airlines took a $60 million revenue loss from the recent partial government shutdown, reports CNBC.

The airline lost money because fewer government workers and contractors were traveling during the shutdown, which stretched between December and January. The closure also halted plans to introduce new jets and routes, per CNBC. The company last estimated the loss to be between $10 million and $15 million, but since then has "continued to experience softness in passenger demand and bookings" due to the shutdown, reports CNBC.

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Marianne is The Week’s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.