American Airlines to Suspend Six Domestic Routes This August

The increase in jet fuel prices is causing another airline to cut capacity this summer.

According to Ishrion Aviation, starting on August 5, American Airlines will suspend service between Los Angeles International (LAX) and Cleveland (CLE), Columbus (CMH), Pittsburgh (PIT), and Washington Dulles (IAD), along with service between Charlotte Douglas (CLT) and Ontario (ONT), and Sacramento (SMF).

American has not confirmed the drops, or the reason behind the move, yet but the news was confirmed by Cirium data.

American, like all other domestic and international airlines, is dealing with a sharp increase in jet fuel prices that are cutting into their margins. And other airlines, like Delta, Air Canada, and WestJet, which have dropped flights recently, have all pointed to the rise in fuel prices as the reason behind their cuts.

During American’s Q1 earnings call, CEO Robert Isom said that the airline took on a $400 million increase in fuel expense, and that “moving forward, we’re working to take the appropriate actions to drive revenue to offset the increases in fuel costs” and Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja said the plan is for more broad capacity reductions if the fuel price continues to remain high into the third and fourth quarters.