Update: American Airlines Cancels Over 900 Flights on Thursday; MD-80 Aircraft Inspections...

Update: American Airlines Cancels Over 900 Flights on Thursday; MD-80 Aircraft
Inspections Continue

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines has
canceled more than 900 flights on Thursday as it works to complete the
inspections of its MD-80 fleet. The airline is also working to re-accommodate
customers affected by this week's activity.
As of Wednesday afternoon,
-- 179 MD-80 aircraft were completely inspected
-- 60 of the 179 MD-80s were returned to service
-- 119 of the 179 MD-80s were still undergoing work
-- 121 MD-80s remain to be inspected

These inspections were conducted to ensure compliance with a Federal
Aviation Administration directive related to the bundling of wires in the
wheel well of the MD-80 aircraft. American Airlines apologizes for any
inconvenience this activity has created for our customers.
On Wednesday, American officially canceled 1,094 flights, in addition to
the 460 canceled on Tuesday.
Customers who were scheduled on a flight that was cancelled may request a
full refund or apply the value of their ticket toward future travel on
American Airlines. Additionally, customers scheduled to travel on any MD-80
flight 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.
Customers who were inconvenienced with overnight stays should go to AA.com
where a link has been established to request information about compensation.
Customers also are encouraged to continue to check AA.com or to contact their
travel agents for flight status information.
Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet.
The address is http://www.aa.com
SOURCE American Airlines

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