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AA to park most widebody aircraft, cease most long-haul flying ~16 Mar 2020

Old 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

Text copied below for archival reference (sorry about the poor formatting of the tables in the last sections)

American Airlines Announces Additional Schedule Changes in Response to Customer Demand Related to COVID-19

Saturday, March 14, 2020, 10:40 PM

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:
  • 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
In addition to the international changes, the airline anticipates its domestic capacity in April will be reduced by 20% compared to last year and Mays domestic capacity will be reduced by 30% on a year over year basis.

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 So 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)
These capacity reductions assume no slot waivers are in place other than those previously granted. At airports where demand exceeds airfield and/or terminal capacity, access is governed by slots that grant airlines permission to take off and land at specific times. Given the decrease in demand related to COVID-19, American has requested temporary relief from this usage requirement otherwise known as requesting a slot waiver to better align capacity with demand without the risk of losing valuable takeoff and landing slots for the future. American will continue to review its network and make adjustments as needed if waivers are granted.

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, Americans 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 6

Updated 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 6

Updated 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 6

Updated 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 So 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 So 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 So 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
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AA to park most widebody aircraft, cease most long-haul flying ~16 Mar 2020

Old Mar 14, 2020, 9:20 pm
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Exclamation AA to park most widebody aircraft, cease most long-haul flying ~16 Mar 2020

Only DFW-LHR, MIA-LHR, DFW-NRT, and handful of northern South America (BOG, UIO, LIM I suspect) running between March 16 and May 6. Parking ~135 widebody aircraft.

Here's the seemingly internal memo posted on Twitter:
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Old Mar 14, 2020, 9:30 pm
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If that happens will be very hard for some people to get home.
Also many of those flights would carry freight.
For Aust - NZ AA has 1 flight per day. The main airlines of Aust (QF) & NZ (Air NZ) are also likely to reduce even more flights (flights have already been reduced)
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Old Mar 14, 2020, 9:31 pm
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Yikes. This is not good.
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Old Mar 14, 2020, 9:37 pm
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Wow. Knew a reduction was coming but not anything so drastic. I guess AA is relying on it's joint ventures/code shares for Europe traffic, assuming there is any.
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Old Mar 14, 2020, 9:40 pm
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Old Mar 14, 2020, 9:52 pm
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Originally Posted by dkc192
Officially announced here: Newsroom - American Airlines Announces Additional Schedule Changes in Response to Customer Demand Related to COVID-19 - American Airlines Group, Inc.
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Old Mar 14, 2020, 10:01 pm
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Crazy times. It will be interesting to see how much of BA's TATL schedule will remain intact.
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Old Mar 14, 2020, 10:24 pm
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Suddenly, the return of the MAX8 is the least of AAs worries
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Old Mar 14, 2020, 10:30 pm
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Incredible to see the day when AA would stop flying New York-London (among so many others). Let's hope the industry recovers soon.
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Old Mar 14, 2020, 11:04 pm
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Wow, really drastic cuts.

Any idea when the updated schedules will be loaded? Specifically DFW-NRT going to 3x weekly, which days are cancelled and will the others be rolled over to JL?
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Old Mar 14, 2020, 11:25 pm
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I'm thinking about the people involved that help transport us each flight, end-to-end. Very sad.
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Old Mar 15, 2020, 12:02 am
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75% of flights. (Including mine!) Time to go to the local immigration office and see if I can extend my visa...
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Old Mar 15, 2020, 1:15 am
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I'm booked on AA72 SYD-LAX on 18/3 -I feel like Frodo boarding the last ship departing Middle Earth
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Old Mar 15, 2020, 1:25 am
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So sad to hear ,even though I have several overseas trips booked thru May , not really bothered
I feel for the employees, at least my income will hopefully still come in,
not knowing if they have a job , sad
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Old Mar 15, 2020, 2:23 am
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These cutbacks are scary for AA as a business, but perhaps more so for their employees. Hope that there is a way to take care of them.
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