American Airlines stops flights to two cities in New York due to lack of pilots

American Airlines will stop flying to three US cities in September due to staff shortages. The reason is a failure in the aviation industry amid a shortage of personnel, writes Yahoo News.

The representative of the airline said that from September 7, the company will stop flying to Toledo (Ohio), as well as to Ithaca and Islip (New York).

“We are grateful for the work our team members have done in Islip, Ithaca and Toledo,” said an American Airlines spokesman. “We will be actively reaching out to customers planning to travel after September 7th to offer alternatives.”

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Demand for air travel has increased dramatically in recent months. Many Americans are traveling for the first time since the pandemic began. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said that about 17 million people at airports passed through its agents on June 2,44. This is more than any other day since November 28, 2021.

Airlines are struggling to keep up with rising demand after millions of jobs were cut at the height of the pandemic. Thousands of flights were canceled or delayed over the weekend ahead of Father's Day and Juntins.

Delta AirLines has cut 100 flights from its daily schedule between July 1 and August 7. And the company's pilots have written an open letter to customers saying they are flying record overtime to cut down on cancellations.

Other airlines have also cut their schedules. Southwest Airlines has cut 20 flights this summer.

American is also making changes to eight other routes to better meet current demand. Three wholly American-owned regional carriers recently announced contract agreements with American. These include significant pay increases as part of efforts to attract and retain pilots.

Pilots working for PSA Airlines, which operates 800 daily flights for American, will receive an additional 50% pay increase for two years.