Mar 14, 2020, 10:13 pm
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3/15 Official announcement from American Airlines: http://news.aa.com/news/news-details...3/default.aspx
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Download PDF (English) PDF Format (opens in new window) FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) will implement a phased suspension of additional long-haul international flights from the U.S. starting on March 16. This suspension will last through May 6. This change is in response to decreased demand and changes to U.S. government travel restrictions due to coronavirus (COVID-19). The airline will:
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American Airlines Announces Additional Schedule Changes in Response to Customer Demand Related to COVID-19
Saturday, March 14, 2020, 10:40 PMDownload PDF (English) PDF Format (opens in new window) FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) will implement a phased suspension of additional long-haul international flights from the U.S. starting on March 16. This suspension will last through May 6. This change is in response to decreased demand and changes to U.S. government travel restrictions due to coronavirus (COVID-19). The airline will:
- Reduce international capacity by 75% year over year — from March 16 to May 6
- Continue to operate one flight daily from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to London (LHR), one flight daily from Miami (MIA) to LHR and three flights per week from DFW to Tokyo (NRT)
- Continue short-haul international flying, which includes flights to Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America and certain markets in the northern part of South America, as scheduled
International Route Changes
By region, the new schedule changes include the following:Asia, effective March 16
- American will suspend all remaining flights to Asia, except for three flights per week from DFW to NRT
Australia and New Zealand, effective March 16
- Suspending service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Auckland (AKL) effective March 16, which was slated to end seasonal flying on March 28
- Suspending service from LAX to Sydney (SYD) effective March 16
Europe, phased suspension
- American will continue to operate one flight daily from DFW to LHR and MIA to LHR
- Suspending flights from New York (JFK), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), and LAX to LHR gradually over the next seven days to reaccommodate passengers and crew
- LHR, Dublin (DUB) and Manchester (MAN) flights from Charlotte (CLT), Philadelphia (PHL) and Phoenix (PHX) will be suspended faster, as these airports are not approved gateways by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Final eastbound flights from CLT, PHL and PHX will be on March 15; final westbound flights returning from LHR, DUB and MAN will depart March 16
- Continued suspensions in other parts of Europe, as previously announced, including the delayed start of some seasonal routes as well as flights to and from Amsterdam (AMS), Barcelona (BCN), Frankfurt (FRA), Madrid (MAD) and Munich (MUC) Paris (CDG) and Zurich (ZRH) through early May, or later, based on guidance from the U.S. government and customer demand
South America, effective March 16
- Suspending service from JFK and MIA to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and Georgetown, Guyana (GEO)
- Suspending service from DFW, JFK and MIA to São Paulo (GRU)
- Suspending service from DFW and MIA to:
- Chile: Santiago (SCL)
- Colombia: Bogota (BOG)
- Ecuador: Guayaquil (GYE) and Quito (UIO)
- Peru: Lima (LIM)
- Suspending service from MIA to:
- Brazil: Brasilia (BSB) and Manaus (MAO)
- Colombia: Barranquilla (BAQ), Cartagena (CTG), Cali (CLO), Medellin (MDE) and Pereira (PEI)
Taking care of customers
American will continue to take care of customers as this situation develops. The airline has announced its offer to waive change fees for customers who purchased tickets prior to March 15 for travel to Europe, including the United Kingdom or Ireland, through May 31. Additionally, American’s Reservations team will contact customers whose flights have been canceled directly by email or telephone. Customers who booked through a travel agent will be contacted by their agency directly. If a flight is canceled and a customer chooses not to be rebooked, they may request a full refund by visiting aa.com/refunds.Updated Asia schedules:
Origin Destination Schedule change DFW Tokyo-Haneda (HND) Delayed inaugural flight; moved to May DFW Hong Kong (HKG) Suspended March 16 through July 1 LAX Tokyo-Haneda (HND) Suspended March 16 through May 6 LAX Tokyo-Narita (NRT) Suspended March 16 through May 6Updated Australia schedules:
Origin Destination Schedule change LAX Auckland (AKL) Final westbound flight will return to LAX on March 18; seasonal service is slated to begin again in October LAX Sydney (SYD) Final westbound flight will return to LAX on March 18; service suspended through May 6Updated Europe schedules:
Origin Destination Schedule change BOS London (LHR) Delayed inaugural flight; moved to May CLT London (LHR) Final eastbound flight on March 15; final westbound flight on March 16 JFK London (LHR) Phased suspension gradually implemented between March 16 and March 23; suspended through May 6 LAX London (LHR) Phased suspension gradually implemented between March 16 and March 23; suspended through May 6 PHL London (LHR) Final eastbound flight on March 15; final westbound flight on March 16 PHX London (LHR) Final eastbound flight on March 15; final westbound flight on March 16 ORD London (LHR) Phased suspension gradually implemented between March 16 and March 23; suspended through May 6Updated South America schedules:
Origin Destination Schedule change DFW Bogota (BOG) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 DFW São Paulo (GRU) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through June 3 DFW Guayaquil (GYE) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 DFW Santiago (SCL) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through June 3 DFW Quito (UIO) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 DFW Lima (LIM) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 JFK Georgetown (GEO) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 JFK Rio de Janeiro (GIG) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 JFK São Paulo (GRU) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Barranquilla (BAQ) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Bogota (BOG) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Brasilia (BSB) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Cali (CLO) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Cartagena (CTG) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Georgetown (GEO) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Guayaquil (GYE) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Rio de Janeiro (GIG) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Lima (LIM) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Manaus (MAO) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Medellin (MDE) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Pereira (PEI) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Quito (UIO) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA São Paulo (GRU) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6 MIA Santiago (SCL) Will fly all legs as scheduled through end of day on March 16; suspended through May 6
AA to park most widebody aircraft, cease most long-haul flying ~16 Mar 2020
Mar 15, 2020, 4:05 pm
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Mar 15, 2020, 4:43 pm
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I kind of understand AA cutting JFK-LHR and only keeping it from DFW since BA has a number of flights to JFK to cover. Howeve I find the below statement interesting about PHL given the face AA has moved a lot of its intl flights to PHL.
- LHR, Dublin (DUB) and Manchester (MAN) flights from Charlotte (CLT), Philadelphia (PHL) and Phoenix (PHX) will be suspended faster, as these airports are not approved gateways by the US. Department of Homeland Security. Final eastbound flights from CLT, PHL and PHX will be on March 15; final westbound flights returning from LHR, DUB and MAN will depart March 16
Mar 15, 2020, 9:01 pm
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Mar 15, 2020, 10:13 pm
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I hope they use this tragic, unplanned capacity reduction to not just "park" the planes, but to do maintenance, deep cleaning, and anything else that is the "to do" list to get the planes into to tiptop shape for when they reenter service.
This could include major maintenance items, but also things like repair and/or replace torn seats covers, stained carpets and other such items that are often put off as nonessential.
This could include major maintenance items, but also things like repair and/or replace torn seats covers, stained carpets and other such items that are often put off as nonessential.
Mar 15, 2020, 10:15 pm
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How can they pay the government and their creditors? They can barely make those payments. BK is going to be their only option. Doug could have paid down debt but decided to buy back stock.
Mar 16, 2020, 7:48 am
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I have to wonder how long they plan on running wide bodies on domestic trunk/usually high load routes. Flying a 25% filled 772/332 has to be far more expensive than running a half full 737/319/321. I think you might see them all parked, domestic routes cut and all domestic routes going narrow body or regional. Hard to say where this is going over the next few weeks.
Mar 16, 2020, 7:50 am
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The whole industry will look different. This is at least a 9/11 type event for airlines, maybe even worse.
Mar 16, 2020, 8:24 am
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Called AA this morning about DFW-NRT and the rep said he was told they won't know which 3 flights remain until tomorrow morning. (Rather inconvenient considering it's supposed to take effect tomorrow, too...) He also said if it was canceled, it could be fully refunded if I wanted to. For what it's worth, my reservation is still showing "ticketed".
I did email AA this morning to inquiry about the status of my DFW-NRT flight on Monday next week. They said it is still a go. One thing interesting in their reply was AA is not going to be start using HND until sometime in May; they do not have a date as of yet. So my return flight, which was suppose to be out of HND on a 778, will now be out of NRT, but not reflected in my reservations as of yet.
Mar 16, 2020, 9:39 am
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AA is still showing 2 flights a day to/from DFW-NRT from today and into the future. AA175 and AA61 still show a flight status of "On-time" for today.
I did email AA this morning to inquiry about the status of my DFW-NRT flight on Monday next week. They said it is still a go. One thing interesting in their reply was AA is not going to be start using HND until sometime in May; they do not have a date as of yet. So my return flight, which was suppose to be out of HND on a 778, will now be out of NRT, but not reflected in my reservations as of yet.
I did email AA this morning to inquiry about the status of my DFW-NRT flight on Monday next week. They said it is still a go. One thing interesting in their reply was AA is not going to be start using HND until sometime in May; they do not have a date as of yet. So my return flight, which was suppose to be out of HND on a 778, will now be out of NRT, but not reflected in my reservations as of yet.
Mar 16, 2020, 9:43 am
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Mar 16, 2020, 10:02 am
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I know their system is probably getting overloaded at the moment but as I was trying to look for some flights between LAX and HND. The press release states the cutback is through May 6 but when I am looking for routes after the 6th the only nonstop flight it is pulling up by the JAL. None of the AA flights are coming up. Anyone else noticed similar?
I was trying to do some research since I have a ticketed flight for the middle of April on that route which is absolutely going to be canceled per the press release. My guess is I have to wait a few days and hopefully the system load will resolve itself.
I was trying to do some research since I have a ticketed flight for the middle of April on that route which is absolutely going to be canceled per the press release. My guess is I have to wait a few days and hopefully the system load will resolve itself.