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American Cuts Capacity on Some Long-Haul Routes

The changes include reductions to London Heathrow service.

An American 777-200 in Phoenix (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson)

American is shaking up its long-haul network again, this time from the airline’s Los Angeles and Phoenix hubs. The Fort Worth-based carrier plans to reduce capacity on some routes to London Heathrow beginning later this year.

According to this week’s Cirium Diio schedule update, American is cutting one of three daily flight from Los Angeles to London Heathrow. The additional flight was added last year.

The airline will continue to operate two daily flights between the cities with the change taking effect on Oct. 27, 2024.

Phoenix Reductions

In addition to capacity cuts between Los Angeles and London, American also plans to reduce service on its Phoenix to London Heathrow route. The carrier will pause the route during the winter season between October 27 and March 28.

The airline started service between Phoenix and London Heathrow in 2019. In March 2020, the route was discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the airline brought it back in April 2022.

Phoenix-London is American’s only long-haul international flight from its Arizona hub. British Airways also offers daily service in the market.

In a statement, a spokesperson from the airline confirmed the changes.

“As part of the continuous evaluation of our network, American Airlines will adjust service from London (LHR). Together with our partner British Airways, we will continue to operate service from more than 25 destinations across the United States to LHR. We’re proactively reaching out to impacted customers to offer alternate travel arrangements,” they said.

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