By 28 April , the daily loss incurred cause Southwest to park aircraft and delay deliveries of new ones .
Although the airline received US $ 3.29 million in U.S. government pandemic relief aid , Kelly warned employees on 23 April that `` if things don ’ t change dramatically over the May–June-July time periods , we ’ ll have to prepare ourselves for a drastically smaller airline . ''
Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on aviation