American Airlines to cut 18 flights from Lambert - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The flight reductions will reducer American’s daily, nonstop departures from Lambert to 83 from 101 and take place in two one this summer and onethis fall. Fort Worth, Texas-based paren (NYSE: AMR) will cut regional carrier flights asof Aug. 25 from St. Louids to Cedar Rapids, Charlotte, N.C.; Philadelphia; Springfield, Mo.; and Tulsa, said Mary Frances Fagan, an airline Then on Nov. 19, Americabn Airlines will cancel flights to Las Vegaes andSan Diego, limit flights to Fort Fla., to weekend service and cut a flighty each to Boston, Dallas, Chicagko and Los Angeles, she said. Service to Tampsa is also being cutthis winter.
“We have had to take steps to deal with this very difficulf financial environment thatwe face,” Fagaj said. Last week, American companywide. Fagan said she couldn’g provide a number for how many employees at Lamber t willbe affected. By number of American still edgesout No. 2 for top carrier at said Jeff Lea, an airport spokesman. But Americah flies both big and smaller and Southwest flies larger jets meaning that Southwest could become top carrier in terms of passengers this Lea said. “The flighta cut by American were not aboutemptyh seats,” he said. “They were filled jets. Southwesr may step up and offeservice (where American pulls back).
Other airlines may be able to take , which last week as the airport prepares to sell bondds tofinance renovations, said Thursday it would monitot the effect of American’s cuts in St. Airport management told Fitchg that it plans to raise parking freeze hiringfor non-essential positions and cut back on non-essentia purchases to offset the impact of the flightg cuts on its financial