American Airlines is dropping 27routes in 2022, 18 of which touch New York City airports.- The move comes after the airline said it was bolstering its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue Airways.
American Airlines dropped 27 routes over the weekend as it continued to strategically shuffle its network.
American Airlines is making more route adjustments as it prepares for 2022, with New York City airports feeling the brunt. On Monday, the carrier confirmed to Insider that it had filed 27 route cuts since Friday, 18 of which touch New York's John. F. Kennedy International Airport or
"Over the weekend, American optimized its flying schedule to better connect customers with the destinations most important to them," an American spokesperson said. "Part of that process resulted in the winding down of a handful of routes, including our dedicated shuttle service. We're proactively reaching out to customers affected by these changes to offer alternate
Last Tuesday, American announced that it was strengthening its partnership with its Northeast Alliance partner JetBlue Airways despite a looming lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice in September. The agency says the alliance violates antitrust laws and will negatively affect customers and competition. Nevertheless, the pair has been increasing operations out of the Northeast since July 2020, and even with American's route reductions, the alliance still offers the most frequencies out of New York, an American spokesperson said.
JetBlue is set to operate 10 of the 18 routes dropped by American out of New York, Cirium data showed.
New York isn't the only market taking a hit. Canada is set to lose five American routes from the US, including a complete pullout from Ottawa, the country's capital, the airline said. American confirmed the
In addition to cutting flights to Ottawa, American has slashed flights from Phoenix to Calgary, Alberta, and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as from
American's regional service is also getting cut, with routes such as Boston to Raleigh, South Carolina, and Philadelphia to Charleston, West Virginia, getting the boot. But, unlike United, which last Tuesday told Insider that it would be ending service to 11 small cities indefinitely, American intends to continue serving the markets getting cut with routes from other hubs, the carrier said.
The following five routes are set to be dropped from JFK:
- San Antonio, ending January 4
- Montreal, ending January 4
- Toronto, ending January 4
- Liberia, Costa Rica, ending April 5
- San Jose, Costa Rica, ending April 5
The following 13 routes are set to be dropped from
- Bangor, Maine, ending January 4
- Boston, ending January 4
- Charleston, South Carolina, ending January 4
- Orlando, Florida, ending January 4
- Philadelphia, ending January 4
- Portland, Maine, ending January 4
- Asheville, North Carolina, ending March 27
- Pensacola, Florida, ending May 5
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, ending June 2
- Traverse City, Michigan, ending June 2
- Savannah, Georgia, ending June 3
- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, ending June 17
- Nantucket, Massachusetts, ending June 17
The following nine routes are also set to be dropped:
- Boston to Raleigh-Durham, South Carolina, ending January 4
- Charlotte, North Carolina, to Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, ending April 5
- Charlotte, North Carolina, to Toledo, Ohio, ending April 5
- Chicago to Charlottesville, Virginia, ending April 5
- Philadelphia to Baltimore, ending April 5
- Philadelphia to Charleston, West Virginia, ending April 5
- Philadelphia to Ottawa, Ontario, ending April 5
- Phoenix to Calgary, Alberta, ending April 5
- Phoenix to Vancouver, British Columbia, ending April 5