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American Cuts Capacity on Some Long-Haul Routes

The airline will end select seasonal routes early.

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An American 777-300ER at DFW (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson)

American is adjusting its long-haul international network “as part of an evaluation of our capacity growth plans for 2025,” the airline confirmed in a statement.

The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline will suspend service between New York-JFK and Barcelona, Spain, near the end of the summer IATA season on Oct. 24. Previously, this route was slated to cease for the season on Dec. 3, per Cirium Diio schedule data.

In addition, the carrier’s newer service from Philadelphia to Copenhagen, Denmark, will end shortly after Labor Day on Sept. 2, just over a month before it was initially scheduled to pause for the season. American began serving this route in 2024.

“American has made limited adjustments to its long-haul international network for off-peak travel this fall and winter,” an airline spokesperson said. “We’re proactively reaching out to impacted customers and apologize for any inconvenience.”

Despite the reductions, American says it will continue to operate more than 60 daily flights to over 15 destinations in Europe this fall.

During a recent investors conference, American’s chief financial officer, Devon May, stated that the carrier is “well positioned” to navigate a dynamic demand environment.

“So [we’re] lining up capacity with the expected demand that they’re seeing based on current trends for the month of August,” May added.

 

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