Originally Posted by
Austinrunner
Paulchili, saying an anecdote 50 times does not make it true. If you had searched all of AA's most heavily traveled routes (domestic and international) and posted the results here, I'd graciously accept your claims as true. But you search a few routes and then make sweeping, negative generalizations about, for example, how AA has become DL. No one on this forum except me has taken the time to determine availability on domestic and international routes and posted those results on Flyertalk. Repeatedly. And each time, the "sky is falling" theory has been disproven. Real data trumps anecdote every time.
At the moment, I can only find five days (June 19, August 11, 14,18, 21) that have availability for two people flying JFK-LHR in F or J on AA metal. This is one of, if not the, most heavily traveled AA international route. Two people traveling together is rather common, especially on award travel.
In the past, there was a lot of availability on this route. Certainly not every day, but with a bit of flexibility and advance planning you could find seats.
Would you agree this is a major negative change for one of AA's main routes?
What other NY - Europe routes would you suggest searching before a NY flyer might conclude the "sky is falling"?