Overview
- American canceled roughly 15% of its schedule on Wednesday, with executives saying operations should be near normal by Thursday as temperatures rise in North Texas.
- The carrier reports more than 9,000 flight cancellations since the weekend, marking its biggest weather-related operational disruption on record.
- The storm hit five of American’s nine largest operating locations, with Dallas–Fort Worth hardest affected; FlightAware logged over 1,000 American cancellations tied to DFW on Monday alone.
- Unions say crews faced hotel shortages and hours‑long waits to reach scheduling, with some flight attendants spending nights in terminals, and the pilots’ union preparing grievances.
- To speed the rebuild, American activated incentive pay for crews, including double pay for some flight attendants and a special pay rule for pilots, extended travel waivers, and projected a $150–$200 million first‑quarter revenue hit.