Summary
- American Airlines will temporarily suspend its service from Dallas to Buenos Aires and Santiago from March to October due to undisclosed reasons.
- The airline typically operates these routes throughout the year, with reduced frequencies during the South American winter.
- It is unclear why American is suspending these routes, but aircraft availability and the launch of new European routes may be contributing factors.
American Airlines service from Dallas to Buenos Aires and Santiago will be temporarily suspended from March to October.
Temporary suspension to Buenos Aires and Santiago
Airline schedules are ever-changing, and for several factors, airlines are forced to make changes, even after a route is in operation. For example, earlier this week, Simple Flying reported that American Airlines extended the cut of its route from New York to Tel Aviv due to ongoing conflict in the region. American’s service from Dallas to Santiago and Buenos Aires will temporarily be suspended from March to October.
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The carrier was previously planning to resume the flights in May.
In 2023, American’s Santiago and Buenos Aires flights operated throughout the year, reducing during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, which is winter in the South American cities. Both routes were operated daily from January through the end of March and a few times weekly from March through October before going back to daily in November and December. This year, flights will run through the end of March before being completely suspended until the beginning of October.
According to current data, American will operate 309 roundtrip flights to Buenos Aires and 312 to Santiago this year. To Buenos Aires, the airline’s total seat offering for the year is 88,065; to Santiago, it is 73,008. Simple Flying contacted American for a statement and the airline said the suspensions were previously planned and already loaded into the airline schedule. The airline cited Boeing 787 delivery delays as the reason for altering its schedule.
The Fort-Worth-based airline has experienced delivery delays of new Boeing 787 aircraft and has shifted several routes, but not all have seen reductions. This year, American commenced daily flights from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport today. Last year, the route did not go daily until the end of March. Additionally, American will fly the route twice daily from May 6 to September 3.
This summer will also mark the launch of several new European routes, demanding the use of widebody aircraft. Last August, American announced new service from Philadelphia to Copenhagen, Nice, and Naples, bringing the total number of European destinations served from Philly to 14. The Boeing 787-9s are set to operate the routes. As American is the only American carrier with a hub at Philadelphia International Airport, it will not face any competition on the three routes. It will be the only US carrier serving Copenhagen.
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The airline will fly daily to 14 European cities from Philadelphia next summer.
In the same announcement, American shared it would bring back service from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport. Additionally, a new seasonal route from Dallas to Barcelona was announced.
Additional Santiago cuts
American is not the only airline to temporarily suspend service to Santiago. In early December, Simple Flying reported that United Airlines was also suspending its service to the Chilean capital from its hub at George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport. A few weeks before, its Star Alliance partner Air Canada also announced the suspension of Santiago service from its home at Toronto Pearson International Airport. United did not state why this route was cut but advised its passengers to travel through Panama with COPA or Bogota with avianca.
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Houston to Santiago will take a long pause over the North American summer.
