(Pictures from here – Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday April 9th 2008)
American Airlines has announced that it will cancel 900 more flights today (Thursday, April 10th 2008) for continued MD 80 inspections for the wiring inspections. These cancellations will total to 1,550 already canceled this week. The inspections are supposed to have affected 171,000+ passengers.
The directive that caused it all – pdf read here
Call in advance to check for your flights!!!
On AA.com, American Airlines have posted the following –
Reservation Changes Due To Aircraft Inspections Customers who were scheduled on a flight that was cancelled may request a full refund or may apply the value of their ticket towards future travel on American Airlines. Additionally, customers scheduled to travel on any MD-80 flight from April 8 – 11, even if their flight has not been cancelled, may rebook without a change fee to any AA flight with availability in the same cabin as long as their travel begins by April 17, as shown below:
One ticketed change is allowed, and no change fee will apply. For assistance, contact our Reservations personnel at1-800-433-7300 within the United States or Canada. If you are calling from outside the United States or Canada, please check our Worldwide Reservations Numbers page for Reservations contact information. |
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