Chicago Midway is one of Southwest Airlines’ busiest cities. According to Southwest, the carrier first entered the market on March 17, 1985, with eight daily departures to one city: St. Louis, Missouri. The city was the 21st destination on Southwest’s route map, quickly becoming a strategically important destination for the airline.

Southwest Airlines is shifting about 270 pilots from key bases in Denver and Atlanta, while bulking up in Baltimore and Nashville. The Dallas-based air carrier plans to trim its pilot count in Denver by about 155 positions and 115 in Atlanta.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday flight from Georgia to Chicago and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the incident told CBS News.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested and removed from the cockpit at an airport in Georgia after allegedly failing a sobriety test before a flight to Chicago, police said.

Southwest Airlines confirmed the pilot had been removed from duty and apologized to customers whose travel plans were disrupted.

David Allsop, 52, is charged with driving under the influence, according to Chatham County Sheriff's office jail records.

Southwest Airlines is pausing corporate hiring and promotions, suspending most of its summer internships and going without some employee team-building events that date back to the 1980s in order to cut costs and improve margins, CEO Bob Jordan told staff.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (7News) — A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested in Savannah, Georgia for intoxication moments before a Wednesday morning flight to Chicago, airport police told ABC News.

The pilot was later charged with driving under the influence, records from the local sheriff's office show.

The pilot, David Allsop, 52, was arrested at Savannah Hilton Head Airport Wednesday morning and has been removed from duty. The flight was delayed about five hours.

Southwest Airlines confirmed the pilot had been removed from duty and apologized to customers whose travel plans were disrupted.

The DOT filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, citing a pattern of chronic delays, as the government pushes for stricter accountability.