(CNN) — American Airlines says it is cutting 2% of flights from its schedule in September and October.
American calls the cuts “proactive adjustments” to “size our airline to the resources we have and create an additional buffer in the rest of our summer schedule.”
At its Philadelphia hub, American will cut hundreds of flights – about 3% of scheduled flights in September and 5% in October.
Airlines are grappling with staff shortages, summer weather and air traffic control delays as passengers return in droves in the pandemic era.
The cuts are the latest in a series by airlines across the United States to ease air traffic disruptions this summer.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration screened more than 2.1 million passengers at airport security checkpoints nationwide on Wednesday, 86 percent from the same day in 2019.
American says schedule adjustments were made “in an effort to move customers to different flights.”
The airline says it will contact passengers directly with “alternative travel options that will get them to their destination”, with customers able to request a full refund if the new options don’t work for them.
The proposal comes amid a flood of complaints from passengers demanding refunds from airlines since the start of the pandemic.
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