CHARLOTTE, N.C. — American Airlines is set to pull another route out of the Charlotte Airport.
American Airlines confirmed Monday that they will be ending their flight out of Charlotte and into Flint, Michigan effective Sept. 7 due to regional pilot staffing issues.
Customers trying to fly into Flint will now be put on a connecting flight to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (ORD) with two flights a day.
At this time, there are no other route changes to report.
Previous routes that were pulled earlier this month were Charlotte to Alexandria International Airport (AEX) in Louisiana, as well as temporarily suspending flights to Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) in South Dakota, and El Paso International Airport (ELP) in Texas.
This flight route being ended is due to a nationwide pilot shortage caused by many pilots accepting buyouts in 2020 after air travel rapidly declined.
This pilot shortage has been expected for years, and is finally being realized, causing fewer flights to reduce the strain on overworked pilots.
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