Southwest Airlines has acknowledged it intends to shut a flight attendant crew base in Fort Lauderdale, but a company spokesman said the move won’t impact its Florida service.

Southwest Airlines is closing a flight attendant base at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport as it continues a cost-cutting push that’s already led to the first layoffs in the Texas-based airline’s history.

Southwest Airlines is closing flight attendant bases in Austin and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this summer as the Dallas carrier continues to pinch costs. "We are consolidating our Flight Attendant satellite bases into our primary 12 base cities as we work to further maximize our operational efficiency and reliability,