American Airlines files for bankrupcy

[Tantor]

I hope no one has flights with them......

 

[minnie56]

An indicator of the health of the airline industry...sad...and scary too.

 

[Alderbrook]

The article I read said that they still plan to keep everything the same while they restructure. They are the only airline in the US that didn't file for bankruptcy after 9/11, Delta was the last one to file in 2005. I think they'll still be around after this is all over.

 

[Polydweller]

It's bankruptcy protection under chapter 11, not bankruptcy. This allows them to restructure the business without creditors shutting them down. They will emerge from this a stronger company, see Delta.

 

[Alderbrook]

It's bankruptcy protection under chapter 11, not bankruptcy. This allows them to restructure the business without creditors shutting them down. They will emerge from this a stronger company, see Delta.

You're right, my post should have said "protection". This allows them to restructure without claiming bankruptcy.

 

[monkey30]

WOW, well i have to say our flights with them this past fall were horrible, and I would never fly again with them.

Hope people don't have to many flights with them and hope if they do it doesn't effect to much

 

[Sue M]

um, we have flights with them, arriving with Frontier Airlines, but for our return trip Frontier changed our flights significantly from 7:30 AM to 1:30pm, and not arriving at Seatac till 9 or 10pm with a 3 hr layover
so I phoned and said I didn't like the change.
It was their only flight to Seattle that day, so they changed me to American airlines, with times close to my orig. flight plan. I hope they will still be flying in Jan I think so. If not I have trip insurance with Visa and CAA!!
But buying air tickets and paying with Visa, I believe you are pretty well protected.