Two attendants were hurt on Friday during an emergency maneuver on a Southwest flight departing Hollywood Burbank Airport.

Southwest Airlines' CEO told investors in a July 24 earnings call that the airline could eventually open its own lounges.

Wall Street investors punished Southwest for chopping its 2025 profit outlook by up to 65%, as the carrier’s executives implement changes driven by its activist investor.

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines’ fare strategy overhaul ran into trouble when the carrier launched its new “basic” economy tickets in May, forcing changes.

Shares of American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both dropped sharply Thursday, after the carriers reported slack second-quarter demand for travel and potential weakness in the economy impacting the second half of the year.