InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Furloughs at legacy airlines could help low-cost carriers like Southwest By financialnews_rlv83x - July 8, 2020 0 100 U.S. legacy airlines with lackluster employee demand for early exit packages face large furloughs in the fall, signaling higher post-pandemic labor costs because union contracts require airlines to furlough in reverse order of seniority.