AA fall 2024 flight reductions - includes cruise ports

[FlyerTalker]

AA has announced that they are reducing/ending schedules for a number of long-haul destinations this fall.  If you have AA booked flights listed below, you might want to work on alternatives.  Or if you were planning on these.

 

JFK-Rome  Down to one flight daily eff Aug 5

JFK-Athens   Ends Sept 3

JFK-Barcelona  Ends Sept 3

JFK-Buenos Aires  Down to one flight daily eff Oct 27

PHL-Venice   Ends Oct 5

ORD-Paris   Ends Sept 3

DFW-Dublin   Ends Oct 26

DFW-Rome   Ends Oct 26

MIA-Rio   Reduced to 10x weekly

 

 

 

 

[CruiserBruce]

Sounds like making some of the routes seasonal, to me.

[FlyerTalker]

45 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said:

Sounds like making some of the routes seasonal, to me.

 

Actually, some are already seasonal, just ending earlier than originally planned.  Athens, Barcelona and Venice for example.

 

 

[taxatty]

Another consequence of AA's inability to get the 787s it needs for long haul--partly its own fault, partly Boeing's. Retiring its A-330s and the Boeing 757s and 767s during COVID when other airlines kept them flying also didn't help. This will also delay AA's planned business seat upgrades.

[SelectSys]

20 hours ago, FlyerTalker said:

Actually, some are already seasonal, just ending earlier than originally planned.  Athens, Barcelona and Venice for example.

So is this a function of demand or aircraft availability?  As the planes don't simply disappear, are they being redeployed or going in for maintenance?  Maybe a combination of both.  I did see that AA is starting service from DFW to Brisbane this coming fall.

[jollyjones]

15 minutes ago, SelectSys said:

  I did see that AA is starting service from DFW to Brisbane this coming fall.

 

I hope that happens as I'm already booked on it. They've only changed the schedule once, so far.

[CruiserBruce]

2 hours ago, SelectSys said:

So is this a function of demand or aircraft availability?  As the planes don't simply disappear, are they being redeployed or going in for maintenance?  Maybe a combination of both.  I did see that AA is starting service from DFW to Brisbane this coming fall.

The point is some planes aren't going to be arriving from Boeing when anticipated. Keep in mind airline schedules are developed well over a year in advance.