Full Impact of Airline Schedule Cuts Begins in April

During the first week of March, as the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic just started to change the fabric of American society, domestic airlines were already making plans to adjust their business.

But no one foresaw what a historic plunge the industry would suffer over the next month.

For example, on March 10, American Airlines announced it would reduce domestic capacity by 7.5 percent in April, along with a 10 percent reduction in international travel during the summer peak season.

Less than three weeks later, on March 27, the carrier sai