Kalamazoo Times

American Airlines will suspend service to 15 markets around the nation in October, including Kalamazoo, due to low demand and the expiration of flight service mandates in the federal coronavirus aid package.

The suspension of flights to Kalamazoo / Battlecreek International Airport will take effect Oct. 7 and will be in place through Nov. 3, the Fort Worth, Texas, airline said in an Aug. 20 news release. It represents the first step the airline will take in the coming weeks as it evaluates its flight schedules.

The changes come as air service provisions in the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act lapsed. The airline will continue to monitor the markets it serves as Congress considers an extension of the coronavirus Payroll Support Program, the company said.

American Airlines will publish its full October schedule Aug. 29 and will release an updated November schedule in late September, according to the airline.

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American Airlines Service Suspensions 

City	Airport Name and Code
Del Rio, Texas	Del Rio International Airport (DRT)
Dubuque, Iowa	Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ)
Florence, S.C.	Florence Regional Airport (FLO)
Greenville, N.C.	Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)
Huntington, W. Va.	Huntington Tri-State Airport (HTS)
Joplin, Mo.	Joplin Regional Airport (JLN)
Kalamazoo / Battle Creek, Mich.	Kalamazoo / Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)
Lake Charles, La.	Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)
New Haven, Conn.	Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN)
New Windsor, N.Y.	New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)
Roswell, N.M.	Roswell International Air Center (ROW)
Sioux City, Iowa	Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX)
Springfield, Ill.	Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)
Stillwater, Okla.	Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO)
Williamsport, Pa.	Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT)

Source: American Airlines Group Inc.