American Airlines Drops a Second China Route in Overseas Reshuffling
- Chicago to lose Shanghai service; Beijing already set to end
- Hawaiian to halt thrice-weekly nonstops to Chinese capital
A ground crew member directs an American Airlines Group Inc. plane.
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American Airlines Group Inc. will drop a second major U.S.-China route after the flights proved to be “colossal loss makers,” as the carrier shuffles international routes to cope with higher fuel prices.
Direct service between Chicago and Shanghai will end in October, American said Tuesday in a statement. The company had already planned to halt flights the same month between the U.S. city and Beijing. American will retain routes connecting the Chinese destinations with Dallas and Los Angeles.