American Airlines Post-Bankruptcy: Changes in Flights, Routes
American Airlines has said it plans to beef up its network by 20 percent over the next five years by increasing the number of departures from its five major hubs which include Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami and New York.
Listen as airfare analyst Rick Seaney discusses American Airlines – yesterday, today and tomorrow.
The carrier will also be cutting some of its flights – and in some cases, entire routes.
See the timeline below to learn if your route has been impacted by American schedule changes:
Canceled American Airlines Routes
April 30, 2012
DFW – Barbados ends as of Aug. 20, 2012
Feb. 8, 2012
JFK – Budapest (seasonal) service that was scheduled to start June 14 is discontinued
Jan. 30, 2012
JFK – Halifax ends as of April 3, 2012
JFK – Tokyo Narita ends as of June 1, 2012
Jan. 27, 2012
Hartford – San Juan ends as of April 2, 2012
Jan. 25, 2012
Chicago – Wilmington ends as of April 2
Jan. 11, 2012
Service to Burbank ends as of Feb. 9, 2012
Jan. 9, 2012
Chicago – Delhi ends as of March 1, 2012
Jan. 3, 2012
Chicago – Calgary ends as of Jan. 30, 2012
American Eagle to end service to Fayetteville as of Jan. 31, 2012
Dec. 5, 2011
Los Angeles – Boise ends as of Feb. 8, 2012
Added American Airlines Routes
Feb. 7, 2012
DFW – London Heathrow. This fourth flight between these cities will be added June 14
Feb. 27
Miami – Kingston, Jamaica. This fourth daily non-stop is seasonal (Apr. 4 – Aug. 20)
Feb. 29
Washington DC (Reagan) – Los Angeles. Two more daily non-stops will be added June 14 to bring the airline’s total daily non-stops between these cities to five.
American Airlines in the Headlines
April 18, 2012 – American Airlines to Oust 1,200 More Workers
March 22, 2012 – Report: American Airlines to Reject Labor Contracts as Merger Rumors Continue
Feb. 29, 2012 – Scattered AA Employees Picket Lines Crop Up at U.S. Airports
Feb. 15, 2012 – Despite Bankruptcy, American Still Adding Flights, Promoting Sales
Feb. 8, 2012 – American Airlines: Update on a Great American Carrier in Mid-Bankruptcy
Feb. 1, 2012 – American Airlines Set to Cut 13,000 Jobs
Dec. 16, 2011 – American Airlines Warns Employees of Layoffs, Possible Takeover of Airline
Dec. 1, 2011 – American Airlines Employees Worry About Financial Future
Nov. 30, 2011 – Post-Bankruptcy American Airlines Moves Forward on New Luxury Amenities
Nov. 29, 2011 – Ask Rick: What the American Airlines Bankruptcy Means to You
Nov. 29, 2011 – American Airlines’ Parent Company Files for Bankruptcy
