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American Airlines is having a busy summer (it’s actually the busiest ever). It added 10% more seats over summer 2023 and has been staying at the head of the pack for the sheer number of flights it operates. But, summer will come to an end and demand is already dying down. The airline quietly trimmed some of its London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights this week and I think we’ll see more cuts coming.
AA:
(unconfirmed)
"American Airlines management announced today at 1400 CT further IPD reductions
following the earlier reductions announced for
DFW, ORD, JFK and MIA.Today's announcement included the news that AA will be suspending one of the three LAX- LHR flights on 10/27..
— 🇺🇦 JonNYC 🇺🇦 (@xJonNYC) July 12, 2024
Aviation watchdog, @JonNYC, first noted that American has made some schedule changes and is suspending two London routes this winter (they drop from the schedule in late October through March 2025). These flights include:
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX): It’s currently operated daily along with a British Airways flight. The BA flight remains.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): American currently flies this route 3x daily and this will be trimmed to 2x daily. British Airways will continue to operate 3x daily service on this route.
Delta recently cut its Los Angeles route as well. It’s a highly competitive market and with other American, British Airways, United Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic flights there is a lot of capacity. The winter is not high season and demand for Europe drops significantly after the summer.
Airlines have been riding high on what seemed nonstop demand for leisure travel. But, seasons change and there are so many flights being served (and many on larger aircraft). We’re going to see lots of other cuts coming across carriers as several like Delta have already given indications that demand is waning.
Anthony’s Take: We’re likely to see lots more international (and domestic) frequencies and routes cut as carriers finalize their winter schedules. I’ll report back as these get loaded.
(Featured Image Credit: American Airlines.)
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Must be nice to be in an antitrust-immune joint venture. I wonder how AA can keep the landing slots when they don’t use them for month after month.