American axes Stansted route
American Airlines is pulling off the Stansted-New York route after just nine months.
The carrier is withdrawing daily flights launched last October on July 2.
The decision follows the collapse of US all business class airlines MAXjet and Eos which both flew from the Essex airport to New York.
It is the second time American has tried and failed to make a success of transatlantic flights from Stansted.
The withdrawal of the JFK service comes as part of a major retrenchment by American as it seeks to cut costs in the face of soaring oil prices and a slowing economy (see previous TravelMole story).
The decision is expected to be the first of a raft of further cutbacks by the airline.
A statement said that parent company AMR will continue to make additional schedule reductions in other markets.
The carrier aims to reduce overall capacity by as much as 12% by the fourth quarter of the year.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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