American Airlines to cut International capacity

AA International Capacity reductions

American Airlines is adjusting its International service starting 24AUG09. Some changes are only in effect from 24AUG09 to 24OCT09 only while some are adjustments for entire Winter 2009/10 season.

Chicago - London Reduced from 28 to 27 weekly from 25AUG09 to 24OCT09
AA090 from ORD on Day x2 Cancelled
AA091 from LHR on Day x3 cancelled
AA090/091 will also switch from 777 to 767

Chicago - Moscow Suspended from 30SEP09
Chicago - Rome Suspended from 30SEP09
Chicago - Shanghai Reduce from Daily to 6 weekly from 01SEP09 to 31OCT09 (Day x3 from ORD, then switching to Day x2 from 24SEP09)

Dallas - Tokyo Narita Reduce from 14 to 13 weekly from 01SEP09. AA175/176 affected.
01SEP09 - 28SEP09 Day x2
29SEP09 - Day x3

NRT departure is the following day

Ft. Lauderdale - Kingston Suspended from 26AUG09

Miami - Medellin 2 Daily reduce to 1
Miami - Madrid 767-300 replacing 777

New York JFK - Barcelona 757 replace 767 eff 24OCT09

New York JFK - London Heathrow Reduce from 34 to 33 weekly from 24AUG09 to 24OCT09
AA116 from JFK op Day x2 (was Daily)
AA141 from LHR op Day x36 (was Day x6)

New York JFK - Milan Service operating 4 weekly in Winter 09/10, compared to 5 in W08/09

New York JFK - Paris CDG
Reduce from 14 to 12 weekly from 19NOV09.
AA120/121 operates on Day x13 instead of Daily (JFK departure)

Air Europa to launch Madrid - Lisbon from Sep 09

Air Europa from 21SEP09 launches 4 Daily Madrid - Lisbon service with Embraer E190. All 4 Daily flights are not operating on Sunday, however.

UX1153 MAD0800 - 0815LIS E90 x7
UX1155 MAD1400 - 1415LIS E90 x7
UX1157 MAD1900 - 1915LIS E90 x7
UX1159 MAD1940 - 1955LIS E90 x7

UX1154 LIS0915 - 1130MAD E90 x7
UX1156 LIS1515 - 1730MAD E90 x7
UX1158 LIS2015 - 2230MAD E90 x7
UX1160 LIS2040 - 2255MAD E90 x7

Continental 6 weekly to Hamburg in W09/10

As per GDS inventory display on 16JUN09, Continental is reducing Newark - Hamburg to 6 weekly in the Winter 09/10 season.

Service from EWR is cancelled on Day 2 and Day 3 from HAM.

In W08/09, service was 5 weekly.