Post: "American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines are now cancelling certain flights, scaling back flight capacity and adjusting schedules due to..."
r/FlightDispatch
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[comment u/BikingVikingNick] Furloughs inbound
[comment u/StarlightLifter] PS - See yall in the unemployment line
“For dispatchers, the international routes such as those announced by UAL and AA for next are what you need to look at. International flights to Europe and Asia require more desks for a smaller number of flights than domestic flying which have a lot more flights on them . Domestic cut backs are spread over a larger number of desks and might result in minimal to no desks closed. International flight”
u/Independent-Put-332510 points · Sep 18, 2026View
“Fuel is and always has been a concern. But its a stone in the bucket. Theres tons of other things going on and fear mongering over it is pointless.”
u/Frankintosh958 points · Sep 18, 2026View
“I’m sure all these airlines will still post record profits. Infinite growth forever. - StarlightLifter PS - See yall in the unemployment line”
u/StarlightLifter7 points · Sep 19, 2026View
“I think we are being gaslit by the airlines. If a company’s cost of business goes up they adapt by a combination of cutting costs, raising prices, and cutting production if demand goes down. But has there been a drop in demand? Why aren’t they just adding a fuel surcharge to their fares like they have in past fuel price increases? I suspect the flights being cut were already below the desired load”
u/Brassboy771 points · Sep 22, 2026View
“That’ll happen.”
u/azbrewcrew1 points · Sep 18, 2026View
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