American Airlines Flight 718, the first U.S. Boeing 737 MAX commercial flight since regulators grounded for 20 months in November, will depart from Miami, Florida on December 29, 2020.
Marco Bello | Reuters
American Airlines expects the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to continue to weigh on demand and planning in 2021, the airline’s president said Tuesday.
The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline will be flying about 45% of its 2019 schedule this month, Robert Isom told reporters at Miami International Airport, ahead of the debut of the Boeing 737 Max’s first U.S. flight with commercial passengers since these nearly two years on the ground. ago.
“We expect this to be something that will continue in January and February. We hope the vaccine will show some promise,” he said.
American and its competitors have warned investors in recent weeks that a surge in Covid-19 cases and new travel restrictions hurt fourth-quarter revenues, despite a spike in travelers around the end of the year break.