American Cuts 3 Cities & Suspends 8 Routes
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American Airlines will suspend and cut multiple routes, as well as permanently cut three destinations from their network.
The destinations listed below will be permanently cut from their network.
- Islip (ISP)
- Toledo (TOL)
- New York (ITH)
The three routes below will be permanently cut from American Airlines‘s network.
|Origin|Destination|
|—|—|—|
|Charlotte (CLT)|Alexandria, Louisiana (AEX)|
|Chicago (ORD)|Ontario, California (ONT)|
|Chicago (ORD)|Saint Lucia (UVF)|
The rest of the route will be temporary suspended, some for an unknown amount of time.
| Origin | Destination | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte (CLT) | El Paso, Texas (ELP) | Route suspension; no restart date available |
| Charlotte (CLT) | Sioux Falls, South Dakota (FSD) | Route suspension; no restart date available |
| Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP) | Route suspension; no restart date available |
| Philadelphia (PHL) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ) | Suspended for winter 2022 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) | Santiago, Dominican Republic (STI) | Suspended for winter 2022 |
Overall, these cuts will help American Airlines recover from the many delays that airlines have been facing over the last few weeks to the pilot shortages. American Airlines stated the following.
“In response to the regional pilot shortage affecting the airline industry, American Airlines has made the difficult decision to end service in Islip and Ithaca, New York, and Toledo, Ohio, effective Sept. 7. We’re extremely grateful for the care and service our team members provided to our customers in Islip, Ithaca and Toledo, and are working closely with them during this time. We’ll proactively reach out to customers scheduled to travel after this date to offer alternate arrangements”
American Airlines will also resume one route from Charlotte, North Carolina. American will resume service from Charlotte to San Jose, California starting on April 3, as a seasonal service.