If you were planning on jetting off to Europe or other destinations this fall, your options for getting there just became fewer. That’s because American Airlines has said that it will reduce service on some long-haul international flights to certain cities beginning in August. The reason for the route eliminations? Boeing’s production problems.
In addition to a safety crisis, Boeing is also experiencing production problems, which has led to the company slowing down its manufacturing and delivery of certain planes, in this case, the 787 Dreamliners that airlines use for long-haul international flights. As CNBC reported, American Airlines was expecting to receive six Dreamliners this year, but now says it only expects to receive three.
The result? AA needs to reduce some popular international flights later this year because it won’t have the planes to make the journey. These are the international routes from the United States to Europe and other locations that American Airlines is reducing:
- New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO) beginning August 5.
- New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) beginning on September 3.
- New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Barcelona’s El Prat Airport (BCN) beginning on September 3.
- Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) beginning on September 3.
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) beginning on October 5.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Dublin Airport (DUB) beginning on October 26.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) beginning on October 26.
- New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Buenos Aires’s Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) beginning October 27.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Kona International Airport (KOA) will not operate this winter.
- Miami International Airport (MIA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) will see resumption of seasonal service delayed until November 18.
- Miami International Airport (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport (GIG) will see reduced flights for winter.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to Kahului Airport (OGG) will see reduced service this winter and will no longer operate on Boeing 787s.
As you can see, the routes will continue to operate as normal until at least August. But if you were planning on traveling to the cities listed above from that date, you may need to seek out routes on alternate airlines.
“We’re making these adjustments now to ensure we’re able to re-accommodate customers on affected flights,” a spokesperson for American Airlines told Fast Company. “We’ll be proactively reaching out to impacted customers to offer alternate travel arrangements.”
Some of the routes listed above will also come back in 2025.
American isn’t the first airline to alter its flights due to Boeing’s troubles. Last week, Southwest Airlines announced it would stop flying to four airports in the United States after Boeing reduced the number of aircraft it will deliver to Southwest this year.
This story has been updated with American Airlines’s response to our inquiry and additional context.