American Airlines Moving Forward With Major Change Amid Low Demand

American Airlines has already began making strikes in an effort to depart one major airport by submitting a petition to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The request comes on the heels of low passenger curiosity in the respective vacation spot that has already seen another airline depart its major hub.

American Airlines Wants to Change Cuba Routes

Multiple studies from Travel and Tour World and The U.S. Sun revealed American Airlines filed a movement in March requesting to cut a quantity of companies to cities including Havana, Holguin, Varadero, and Santiago de Cuba. A second request was then filed in June before the airline made yet another request to scale back its daily Miami-Santiago de Cuba spherical journey.

The service intends to cut three of its eight daily Miami-Havana spherical journeys that happen on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Travel and Tour World reported as many as 4 of the eight flights from Miami to Havana are already canceled in a given day due to low demand.

American Airlines executives also reportedly proposed to cut its daily Miami-Holguin spherical journey service on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with further proposals to cut one of its two daily flights from Miami to Santa Clara.

The airline is awaiting approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation relating to the change.

American Airlines Joins Other Major Airlines

American Airlines is not the only service wanting to cut down on journey to Cuba, though. Back in December 2017, Delta cut flights between New York’s JFK airport and Havana due to low demand from passengers.

A quantity of airways including Frontier, Silver Airways and JetBlue beforehand cut routes to Havana back in 2017 just a few months after initially launching flights to the nation, according to The New York Times.

The latest choice from American Airlines comes as the U.S. Department of State issued an elevated journey advisory for Cuba due to rising crime. “Petty crime is a risk for travelers in Cuba. This includes pick pocketing, purse snatchings, and car break-ins. Violent crime, including armed robbery and homicide, is also on the rise in Cuba,” the U.S. warned.

Related: Major Airlines Suddenly Cancel More Than 300 Flights

American Airlines Moving Forward With Major Change Amid Low Demand first appeared on Men’s Journal on Aug 4, 2025