The skies are about to be a lot less busy than expected. After years of airlines adding supply to take advantage of a recovery to pre-COVID-19 levels, Deutsche Bank says that the industry is backpedaling. This past week we observed one of the industry’s largest week-over-week capacity reductions as carriers removed almost a point of…
Thinking ahead to travel later this year and into early next? American Airlines has launched one of its best fare sales with major discounts on numerous flights across its network. Book a trip for the fall time with great fares for one-way and round-trip travel,” the airline shared about the promotion on its website. “Explore…
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The rounds of cuts continue for American Airlines at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The airline is cutting five more nonstop routes from AUS in October, adding to the more than 20 route cuts announced since November. Year-round service to Las Vegas, New Orleans and Orlando will end, as well as seasonal service to…
Four people were hospitalised after an American Airlines passenger jet collided with a shuttle bus at Los Angeles Airport on Friday night. The plane was being towed from a gate to a parking lot at LAX when it was struck by a bus in a “slow speed” collision at around 10pm, authorities said. The Los…
Four airlines have applied for a pair of slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport so they can offer one round trip a day out of the close-in airport. Included on the list is American Airlines, which is hoping to get the two slots just as it is surrendering 104 other slots to settle a…
Imagine being on a plane and hearing the word “die,” let alone someone saying, “We’re All Gonna Die!” Well, that’s what a female passenger yelled onboard an American Airlines flight. The aircraft was flying from Miami to Los Angeles on Wednesday but had to divert to El Paso after the woman allegedly approached other passengers…
If you fly from Austin and prefer American Airlines to get to your destination, your choices may have just become more limited. That’s because the airline is cutting five nonstop routes that service the city’s airport, according to reporting by The Points Guy. The changes were first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed to…
United will continue to strengthen connectivity between Spain and the United States by offering the most destinations of any U.S. airline as part of its transatlantic expansion. By the 2023 summer season, United will be the second largest U.S. carrier in Spain, behind only American Airlines This year the Chicago-based company inaugurated two new Spanish…
United Airlines has missed out on an extra $2 billion after changing its fees for customers, it announced Tuesday United Airlines got rid of change fees for customers in 2020. Since then, it’s missed out on $2 billion as over 10 million passengers changed their flights. The airline is launching a new commercial series encouraging…
United Airlines has pledged to increase maximum compensation for passengers asked to give up seats on overbooked flights to $10,000 (£7,760) and give staff extra training in response to the negative backlash after a passenger was violently dragged from his seat. The US carrier also promised to reduce, but not eliminate, overbooking – the selling…