FORT WORTH, Texas — Boeing 787 delivery delays are forcing Fort Worth-based American Airlines to cut three long-haul routes from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport this year, the carrier confirmed.
American Airlines says the delivery delays caused them to adjust service on certain routes in the second half of this year and first quarter of 2025. The three routes impacted from DFW Airport include American’s flights to Dublin, which will be suspended effective Oct. 26 and return in summer 2025, to Rome, which is also suspended effective Oct. 26 and returning in summer 2025, and flights to Kona International Airport, which won’t operate this winter.
“We’re making these adjustments now to ensure we’re able to re-accommodate customers on affected flights. We’ll be proactively reaching out to impacted customers to offer alternate travel arrangements,” An American Airlines spokesperson said. “We remain committed to our customers and team members and mitigating the impact of these delays while continuing to offer a comprehensive global network.”
The airline says it’s still planning to fly 55 long-haul international routes this summer, but they’re “still adjusting our schedule due to 787 delivery delays.”
“We continue to expect to grow full-year capacity in line with our guidance of up to mid-single digits year over year. While Boeing delivery delays have impacted mainline capacity production, they have been largely offset by improvement in our regional aircraft utilization,” American Airlines CEO Devon May said in a statement. “Aircraft delivery delays are impacting the entire industry, but they are not having the same impact on American as other carriers since we are not as dependent on new aircraft deliveries as most of our peers.”
Other American Airlines routes at other airports are also impacted, including four from John F. Kennedy International Airport, two from Miami International Airport, one from Philadelphia International Airport to Venice, one from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Paris, and one from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu/Kahului Airport on Maui, which just won’t operate on Boeing 787 this winter, except Nov. 16-Dec. 2.