FYI - August schedules updated
#16
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,663
Thank you seawolf for this notification. I have 3 major changes out of 5 upcoming flights. And my seats were way messed up. A party of two seated together originally are now in separate rows. Had to make a few adjustments.
#17
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 307
Had JFK-FCO on hold Saturday night, planning on purchasing Sunday morning. Woke up and found my schedule had completely changed. 10/6 departure was moved to 10/8 and lost J seats. Also, 10/15 return was now through DFW and also lost J seats. Called and was offered coach on the new days and routing... obviously, I canceled.
Noticed most flights to Europe on any days in Oct now forced routing through LHR and prices have skyrocketed. Any thoughts if this is temporary?
Noticed most flights to Europe on any days in Oct now forced routing through LHR and prices have skyrocketed. Any thoughts if this is temporary?
#18
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 7,489
Temporary as in, those flights are scheduled to come back at some point, but have now had restart dates pushed to either late October, or for some, 2022.
#19
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,063
JFK-FCO is operating daily starting in July, but they reduced it to less than daily service starting on Sept. 8th which is what caught previous poster. Service on the route extends through Oct. 22nd. They likely have reduced bucket inventory on certain flights as they reaccomodate impacted passengers, but there will likely be more inventory available as people shift or cancel flights due to changes.
#20
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: OC, CA
Programs: AA EXP, 2MM, HH Diamond
Posts: 832
Still some churn this morning. I had a late August itinerary that included SNA-JFK-BOS-XXX (yes, an “extra” segment), I checked last night and they changed it to SNA-JFK-XXX. I tried searches to see if I could recreate the original itinerary and I was unable to find any JFK-BOS/BOS-JFK nonstop flights for any of the dates I searched in late August! I assume that means they aren’t done loading the schedule, and not that they actually dropped the route!
I am also unable to mail myself the new itinerary, so it looks like maybe the changes to my flight aren’t done yet.
I am also unable to mail myself the new itinerary, so it looks like maybe the changes to my flight aren’t done yet.
#21
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb
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I tried searches to see if I could recreate the original itinerary and I was unable to find any JFK-BOS/BOS-JFK nonstop flights for any of the dates I searched in late August! I assume that means they aren’t done loading the schedule, and not that they actually dropped the route!
#22
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA Plat/2MM, DL Silver, UA Silver (via Marr), Marr LTT, HH Gold (via cc), Hyatt Disc
Posts: 1,039
Ugh, this totally messed my August travel up.
Bos - Mia was a pleasant 11:13 departure. AA rescheduled me onto a 1:50 pm which gets us into Miami too late. Only earlier AA flight was 6:00 am, so I canceled and rebooked (at a higher fare and with baggage fees) on B6 (no codeshare). I did get a refund on the cash portion of this; the voucher portion was "refunded" as Flight Credits across my group .
Mia - Bos was originally a 4:00 pm departure. AA moved us up to a 2 pm; only later AA flight is 7:30 pm or so, so we're sticking with the 2 pm.
Bos - Mia was a pleasant 11:13 departure. AA rescheduled me onto a 1:50 pm which gets us into Miami too late. Only earlier AA flight was 6:00 am, so I canceled and rebooked (at a higher fare and with baggage fees) on B6 (no codeshare). I did get a refund on the cash portion of this; the voucher portion was "refunded" as Flight Credits across my group .
Mia - Bos was originally a 4:00 pm departure. AA moved us up to a 2 pm; only later AA flight is 7:30 pm or so, so we're sticking with the 2 pm.
#23
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: MVP100K, A-list, Marriott/IHG Plat, CHP525 Ticket Plat, CHP Solo Carpool 100K, Costco EXP, Tinder 1K
Posts: 820
My 640pm SEA-LHR AA flight in early September has been moved to 705pm. Not a major change, the ticket itself was SFO-SEA(AS) SEA-LHR(AA) LHR-LIS(BA), but AA agent said I can't change it to SFO-JFK-LHR(AA) then LHR-LIS(BA) because the mvp75k upgrade only applies to certain routes.. not surprisingly, LAX-LHR remain 1X daily on AA metal after the schedule change.
#24
Join Date: Apr 2004
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#26
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,228
I had some changes too, but for September. My LAS - LAX flight moved from 7.15 am to 6.00 am which in some ways is good as it gives a longer connection into my onward flight to MIA which has changed from a 772 to a 777-300ER. The return from MIA has changed from 3.20 pm to 3.45 pm which has no real effect on things. It's still the 77W it was before.
#27
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: OC, CA
Programs: AA EXP, 2MM, HH Diamond
Posts: 832
Still won’t let me book sna-jfk-bos even in coach but that was just a curiosity check.
#28
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 3,975
We've been rebooked on PHL-FCO on Sept. 9, which appears to be the date of resumption of service on that route. May we expect that they really plan to resume it then, under current circumstances, rather than it being an aspirational, practically pre-COVID plan? And that it will be a COVID-tested flight if that's still the rule for U.S.-Italy flights?
My wife gets disability assistance and is disappointed that, in Premium Economy, we've been put in the middle section. She says that she really needs a window and wants to call and ask for it. There are no open seats in PE on the seat map and I think there's no point in asking for it now; the best hope is that some will open close to the flight, perhaps from upgrades. Does this seem correct?
My wife gets disability assistance and is disappointed that, in Premium Economy, we've been put in the middle section. She says that she really needs a window and wants to call and ask for it. There are no open seats in PE on the seat map and I think there's no point in asking for it now; the best hope is that some will open close to the flight, perhaps from upgrades. Does this seem correct?
#30
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: PHX
Programs: AA ExPlat, United Gold, IHG Amb Plat, HHonors Diamond(Aspire), Bonvoy LT Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 455
PHX-LHR direct flights gone for Aug... rerouted through LAX outbound and DFW return. Decided to just cancel and rebook something at a later date.