AA flts to resume at 6:00pm today?
Travel well and be safe.
All the best,
Mark
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He who dies with the most miles ... is dead.
To be honest, I say let them take as much time as they need. In light of the tragic events we've all been a part of this week - the safer the skies can be, the better. I can wait.
I have always been an keen fare shopper and keen miles-accumulator but for once (now) I even thought of letting the ticket slide without claiming a refund if I don't use it. Ticket is tax deductable anyway.
Mark, suburbs of Dallas
American Adjusts Flight Schedules to Ensure Compliance With All New Security Measures
Airline Offers Advice for Customers
American Airlines/American Eagle will resume limited scheduled flights today beginning at 3 p.m. CDT, corresponding with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) plan to re-open the nation's airways. TWA flights should resume by 1:00 p.m. CDT. Schedules are subject to FAA guidance and approval.
American will operate approximately 70 scheduled passenger flights today, mostly inbound to its hub cities, to prepare for a fuller operation on Friday. American normally operates about 2,500 daily flights. American Eagle will operate 75 flights today and TWA will also operate a reduced schedule.
American had 147 flights that initially departed on Tuesday and diverted to an airport other than their intended destination or returned to their city of origin. With FAA permission, these flights will be flying throughout the day to their intended destination. Schedule and destination information for all these interrupted flights is being finalized.
American plans to gradually resume more flying until it reaches about 80 percent of the capacity it flew prior to the hijacking tragedy and the implementation of new airport security measures.
``We wholly endorse the new security measures and will ensure our personnel exceed FAA recommendations on every front,'' said Donald J. Carty, American's chairman. ``In order to accomplish our security objectives, it is necessary to operate a sharply reduced schedule. This will allow employees to dedicate even more time to learning and incorporating these procedures into our daily operations.''
Advice for Customers
Customers are urged to confirm flight status before proceeding to the airport. Flight status information for American and American Eagle is available by calling 800-223-5436, or online at www.AA.com (http://www.AA.com) . Flight status information for TWA and TW Express is available by calling 800-TW-FLIFO or by accessing www.TWA.com (http://www.TWA.com) .
Effective immediately, curbside check-in will be suspended, and only ticketed passengers will be allowed inside the secured airport concourses.
Passengers who are traveling with an electronic ticket will need a printout of their ticket confirmation or a boarding pass to be admitted to secured gate areas. If a confirmed passenger does not have a printed confirmation or a ticket, they may request a faxed or emailed copy of their confirmation by calling the American reservations number, 800-433-7300, or obtain a boarding entitlement at the ticket counter prior to clearing security at the airport. TWA customers should call that airline's reservations number, 800-221-2000.
Customers are asked to allow plenty of extra time at the airports to comply with intensified baggage screenings and other heightened security measures -- two hours prior to scheduled departure time for domestic flights and two and one-half hours for international flights.
Customers ticketed for travel between Sept. 11 and Sept. 18 whose flight has been cancelled may choose from three reaccommodation options by contacting reservations, American/American Eagle ticket locations, or a travel agent. First, American can reissue your ticket for the next available American Airlines, American Eagle or TWA flight. Change fees will be waived. Second, customers can change their reservations for future travel. These changes are allowed for new travel on or before Nov. 15, 2001. As a third option, customers may elect to receive a full refund to the original form of payment or in the form of a voucher. This applies to totally unused tickets or partially unused tickets. Change fees will be waived.
Anticipated Schedule Reductions
American said it will trim capacity across its entire network. In addition to its hubs in Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami and St. Louis, the following domestic markets will see a reduction in flight frequency:
Atlanta Los Angeles Sacramento
Austin Minneapolis/St. Paul San Diego
Boston New York JFK San Francisco
Charlotte New York LaGuardia San Jose
Colorado Springs Newark San Juan
Dallas Love Field Newburgh, New York Seattle
Denver Oakland Tampa/St. Petersburg
Detroit Ontario Tucson
El Paso Philadelphia Tulsa
Fort Lauderdale Phoenix Washington Dulles
Hartford Portland Washington National
Houston Hobby Raleigh/Durham Wichita
Houston Intercontinental Reno
Kansas City Rochester
This includes the temporary suspension of all service from Dallas Love Field to Chicago and New York LaGuardia.
Internationally, American will reduce frequencies to:
Bogota, Colombia Monterrey, Mexico
Buenos Aires Panama
Calgary Paris
Caracas, Venezuela Rio de Janeiro
Grand Cayman St. Maarten
Guatemala Sao Paulo
London Heathrow Vancouver
Mexico City Zurich
``We're confident our efforts to further enhance the safety of our system will be understood and endorsed by those passengers who have honored us with their business in the past,'' Carty said.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010913/dath014_1.html
American Airlines said Thursday it and its American Eagle carrier will resume limited scheduled flights today beginning at 3 p.m. CDT, (20:00 GMT) in line with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) plan to reopen the nation's airways.
American, the world's largest airline, said TWA flights should resume by 1:00 p.m. CDT (18:00 GMT). TWA is a unit of AMR Corp. (NYSE:AMR - news), the parent of American Airlines.
American said it will operate about 70 scheduled passenger flights, mostly inbound to its hub cities, to prepare for a fuller operation Friday.
American normally operates about 2,500 daily flights. American Eagle will operate 75 flights and TWA will also operate a reduced schedule.
American had 147 flights that initially departed Tuesday and diverted to an airport other than the intended destination or returned to their city of origin.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/010913/n13195550_2.html
[This message has been edited by doc (edited 09-13-2001).]
http://www.newyorktimes.com/reuters/business/business-attack-airlines-american.html
American Airlines announced this morning that it has cancelled all flights it intended to operate to and from the New York area's three major airports on Friday.
American cancelled its flying into and out of Newark, JFK and LaGuardia due to the airports' delayed openings.
Earlier Friday, American announced that it would operate approximately one third of its normal schedule systemwide Friday.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010914/daf018_1.html
THERE ARE NO - repeat - NO PLANES IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW TO/FROM DFW that I can see or hear.
I just came back from turning in my ORD rental car at DFW (drove non-stop home through the night last night) and only saw ONE plane LANDING but NOTHING LEAVING while I was at the airport.
VERY WEIRD FEELING at DFW. Very few people out there although AA says they are going to fly this afternoon/evening.
Good Luck to all who are stranded.
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The FAA has now said that the flight ban has been extended indefinitely! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif
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