American Airlines has announced that the company will resume flights between the US and Spain over the coming week, after new COVID-19 cases in the European country have fallen dramatically. The move will make AA the first major US airline to reboot US-Spain connections since travel restrictions were first levelled in March. Flight AA36 departed
Video footage showing conditions on a “packed” American Airlines flight has been circulated on social media, after passenger Krissy Maloney posted the clip online. The Connecticut woman blasted the airline over reportedly failing to comply with social distancing guidelines, claiming that “every single seat on this plane was filled”. Maloney also claimed that, contrary to
American Airlines will push ahead with its orders for the grounded 737 MAX, despite its safety issues and the current coronavirus crisis.
The US government has handed American Airlines a $5.8 billion bailout to help pay staff salaries.
American Airlines had already announced its plans to retire the 757 and 767 jets (16 Boeing 767-300s and 34 Boeing 757-200s) in the coming months and years.
American Airlines announced on Friday it's planning on cutting year-on-year capacity by 70-80 per cent for domestic, and 80-90 per cent for international flights in May to address “record low customer demand”.
