'When customers purchase tickets on American, they place their trust in us to deliver a safe and reliable operation, and I'm proud to say that thanks to the hard work of our team members, we delivered on that commitment - despite holiday headwinds, including some challenging weather and increased air traffic control congestion,' said
American's winter holiday operational highlights (through
American has welcomed nearly 7.8 million customers across more than 71,000 flights since
To date, American has led its major competitors in completion factor, canceling the fewest number of flights. American didn't cancel a single mainline flight for the first six days of this travel period (with nine total days without a mainline cancellation) and just 16 mainline flights have been canceled this holiday period.
American's on-time departure and arrival performance both improved by around 15% compared to 2022's holiday period.
American's continued investments and focus on baggage handling across our network are paying off, with the key metric that measures mishandled baggage improving 66% compared to last year's holiday period.
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