If you are flying American, keep checking your flight

[CarolA]

From USAToday.com. If you are laying off 3,100 flight attendants there MUST be some flight cuts to go with that.

American lays off 3,100 flight attendants

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is laying off 3,100 flight attendants and nearing decisions on cutting more flights, closing maintenance facilities and parking nearly five dozen additional airplanes.

American, the world's largest carrier, moved to complete the layoffs Tuesday as part of a plan to save $4 billion a year. Of the 3,123 workers losing their jobs this week, 1,780 had worked for Trans World Airlines before American's parent, Fort Worth-based AMR Corp., bought TWA out of bankruptcy two years ago.

"We will not be able to fly every nonstop route we fly today, nor will we be able to provide the same level of service in markets that cannot profitably support our current flight schedule," said chief executive Gerard Arpey.

American is expected to close one or more of its maintenance facilities in Fort Worth, Texas, Tulsa, Okla., and Kansas City, Mo., and is reviewing its eight U.S. reservations centers.

 

[MELSMICE]

I don't have tickets through them, but was just thinking of booking American for April. Do you think another airline would honor the tickets if something happened?

 

[CarolA]

Other airlines are required to honor tickets on a bankrupt airline and can only charge $25 per a law congress passed this year.

However, if they pull out of your city I just don't know what happens. I know they will try to rebook you and will give you an offer of a refund, but.....

If it were me I would wait a week or so. They layoff seem to be effective NOW so the schedule changes should be also.

 

[Poorman]

I booked my trip last December for September. Used FF miles 5 seats, great direct flight Logan to Orlando. Nice easy 10 AM depart from logan and return 5 PM from Orlando. Great work. Now They have us going to Miami arriving at 8PM at Orlando. There goes that day. Returning at 3PM another 5.5 hour flight back home. With a 3YO GS abd 10 MO GD not a fun trip. I was able to get the trip down resceduled to a 7 AM flight out of Boston ariving in Orlando about 12:30 PM. Even though I still have enough FF miles to do 4 more RT to anywhere they fly ,I won't use them on anything time sensitive like a trip to WDW.
I think I may have to stick with SW out of Providence from now on. I hate to have to wait until 4 month from vacation to get the flights but this is a whole new world. Just venting. Have a nice 4TH . Regards, Rich