(CNN) - Southwest Airlines is now allowing travelers to book tickets on Expedia-owned websites. This includes not just Expedia, but also Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz, and CheapTickets. This is the airline’s first partnership with a third-party booking site. Up until now, Southwest only allowed bookings through its own platforms.

Expedia Group has introduced Flex Pay to its payment options in the U.S. and Canada cruise vacations across five Expedia Group brands, including Expedia Cruises, Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, Orbitz.com and Cheaptickets.

Expedia Group confirmed that it laid off more workers as the Seattle-based travel giant looks to cut costs. "To ensure the best

While the specific number of employees has yet to be revealed, Expedia Group has confirmed that it is going to lay off more workers.

All Expedia-owned sites, including Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz and CheapTickets, will show and allow customers to book Southwest fares.

For years, Southwest has said it would not partner with third party booking sites in order to maintain closer contact with customers.