American Airlines Cancels More Flights…..

Still in financial woes, American Airlines is finding creative ways to cut costs.  Most of the cut backs are aimed at the pensions and benefits of the pilots.  As of right now American is not contributing to pension plans.  The airline is considering freezing or terminating it.  American also is planning on implementing longer flight days. 

Because of these actions more pilots have been calling out sick more than usual.  Flight crews have issued more maintenance reports than usual as well.  Both of these instances cause flights to be delayed or cancelled.

DFW Airport (Dallas, Texas) saw 43% of American Airlines flights severely delayed or cancelled last week.  This location is the primary hub for American Airlines and counts for more than 75% of the flights from that airport.  It really leaves travelers in a bind as they really don’t have many other airline options departing that airport.