has said the company will continue"sizing our airline for the resources we have available and the operating conditions we expect to encounter."
During the company's fourth-quarter earnings call last month, Isom said the biggest constraint continues to be a shortage of pilots at the regional level. "We didn't attract people into the business for a couple of years and we're working our way through that as we have retirements that are coming out the other side," Isom said.said American expects to increase capacity 5% to 8% in 2023 compared to last year, bringing capacity to 95% to 100% of pre-pandemic levels.
"We will continue to size the airline for the resources we have with a focus on reliability and sustained profitability," May said.With the latest cuts, American's capacity between May and September will be up 6% year over year, but down about 4% from 2019.- Reduction of 5,910 flights, or 11.3%Charlotte Douglas International Airport- Reduction of 3,706 flights, or 10.3%Despite the constraints on capacity, Isom said demand for flying remains strong.
"In fact, this is our best ever post-holiday booking period with broad strength across all entities and travel periods," Isom said."Demand for domestic and short-haul international travel continues to lead the way. We expect a strong demand environment to continue in 2023 and anticipate further improvement in demand for long-haul international travel this year.
Ireland Ireland Latest News, Ireland Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: phxbizjournal - 🏆 254. / 63 Read more »
Source: phxbizjournal - 🏆 254. / 63 Read more »