Originally Posted by
aa73
Olympic,
Example - for the month of March, AA reduced the flying out of EVERY base by 3%. NYC, for example, lost 15 int'l lines!! Simply because there were 143 early outs in Feb, mostly 777 and 767 CAs. So instead of ramping up the recalls to protect the routes, they simply cancel int'l flights and cut the lines. As a result, I went from holding a Europe line in Feb to reserve in March. All this while our direct NYC competition - DAL and CAL - announce increased int'l flying this summer. Boy do we have geniuses running this place. I hope they get very well rewarded with PUP bonuses in April.
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Actually , the 3% reduction could be attributed to February being a 31 day month(in AA bid package) and March a 30 day month.
I agree with you though, it blows that AA is determined not to grow while everybody else is starting new routes.