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May

American Airlines Makes First Cuts: Ends Routes to Buenos Aires, Honolulu

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Travel

CHICAGO – American Airlines in Tuesday and Wednesday statements said it will eliminate several routes (including Chicago to Buenos Aires and Chicago to Honolulu) as part of a 12 percent operational reduction the carrier announced on May 21, 2008.

American says flights between Chicago and Buenos Aires will stop on Sept. 3, 2008. The carrier says flights between Chicago and Honolulu will be reduced starting on Sept. 3, 2008 and will stop entirely on Jan. 5, 2009.

Other cuts include the carrier’s flight between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and London’s Stansted Airport (effective July 2, 2008) and its Boston to San Diego flight (effective Sept. 3, 2008). American says it will also restructure operations between the U.S. and various Caribbean islands including (Puerto Rico).

American parent company AMR says the airline is under intense financial pressure due to high fuel prices and a weak U.S. economy. AMR says it will make additional reductions in the coming weeks.

By Megan O’Neil