American Airlines cut 30 planes from service in the Caribbean and Mexico: St Kitts Flights Reduced

By: T. Chapman

Thirty planes have been cut temporarily from service in the Caribbean and Mexico because of the shortage of American Airlines Planes.

Due to the ongoing issues with the Boeing 737 MAX, flights to and from the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport has been reduced.

A statement from the St. Kitts Tourism Authority advising Tourism stakeholders stated:

The St. Kitts and Nevis Tourism Authority would like to advise stakeholders in the tourism industry, that due to ongoing issues with the Boeing 737 MAX, which was grounded by the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines had to cut 30 planes from service in the Caribbean and Mexico. 

As a result, the following flights to the RLB International Airport has been reduced for December:   

From Wednesday 4th December to Tuesday 17th December,  2019:  AA 1236
The Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday flights will not operate from Miami to St. Kitts.

From Tuesday 3rd December to Wednesday 18th December,  2019:  AA 1236
The Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday flights will not operate from St. Kitts to Miami.

However, the schedule for the daily AA318 flight is not affected.

The statement issued by the Tourism Authority also stated:

While we regret any airline service disruption, we trust the widespread awareness of the situation with the Boeing 737 MAX will help ameliorate the inconvenience this may cause our visitors.

Flights should resume to normalcy on December 19th.