DENVER (AP) — Southwest Airlines is opening a new pilot crew base and flight attendant crew base at Denver International Airport.

The facilities will bring about 250 pilots and at least 4,000 flight attendants to Denver, while providing an office for employees to get briefings and to learn about changes in policies and schedules.

Additional Southwest crew bases are located in Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Midway, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Oakland, Orlando, and Las Vegas.

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