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US airlines are cutting flights ahead of thanksgiving weekend

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With travelers keen to travel post-pandemic, airlines are struggling to adjust. Bounce reviewed news announcements from major U.S. airlines on cuts and cancellations from major carriers.

When the world shut down during the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, travel largely shut down with it.

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Many airlines received significant bailouts and assistance from the United States government to stay afloat while almost everyone remained grounded at home.

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Airlines have had widespread staffing shortages since the pandemic began—which, when coupled with this surge in demand, resulted in lengthy delays and flight cancellations.

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Many airlines are attempting to avoid these potential disruptions and delays by canceling flights and dropping routes ahead of time. Canceled flights can be temporary, but dropped routes tend to be permanent

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Although Thanksgiving is typically one of the busiest travel days of the year, American Airlines announced on Aug. 30 plans to cancel a significant number of flights this fall: nearly 16% of the airline’s total flights.

American Airlines scrapping nearly 30,000 flights in November

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Frontier drops 43 routes from winter schedule

Frontier cut a big chunk of routes and took things a step further by also announcing these flights will be permanently removed.

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