American Airlines and other carriers are adding summer flights as passengers slowly return

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American Airlines says it plans to fly 55% of its domestic schedule in July, up dramatically from May when the airline flew 20% of its schedule compared to the same month a year ago.

American is Increasing flights at a more aggressive pace than its competitor United, which is ramping up its July schedule to 25% of what it flew during the same month in 2019.

"We're seeing a slow but steady rise in domestic demand. After a careful review of the data, we've built a July schedule to match," Vasu Raja, senior vice president of network strategy for American Airlines said in a release announcing the airline's schedule. Still, all U.S. airlines are cautiously optimistic more people will book flights this summer because passenger levels have been steadily increasing. In April, American averaged 32,154 passengers a day. From May 1 through the 23 its daily customer level more than doubled to 78,178, then jumped to 110,330 a day from May 24 to May 29.

 

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