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Industrial Action in France - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 17, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: December 12, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All Short-Haul and Medium-Haul Air France Operated Flights
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French ATC Industrial Action - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 10, 2019 through December 12, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: December 11, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All Short-Haul and Medium-Haul Air France Operated Flights
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French ATC Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 10, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: December 08, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All Short-Haul and Medium-Haul Air France Operated Flights
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Amsterdam Fog - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 04, 2019 through December 05, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: December 04, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Amsterdam Fog - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 04, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: December 03, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Typhoon Kammuri - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 03, 2019 through December 04, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: December 01, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Manila, Philippines (MNL)
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Midwestern U.S. Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 01, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 30, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alpena, MI (APN)
  • Appleton, WI (ATW)
  • Bemidji, MN (BJI)
  • Brainerd, MN (BRD)
  • Duluth, MN (DLH)
  • Escanaba, MI (ESC)
  • Fargo, ND (FAR)
  • Flint, MI (FNT)
  • Grand Forks, ND (GFK)
  • Green Bay, WI (GRB)
  • Hibbing, MN (HIB)
  • Iron Mountain, MI (IMT)
  • LaCrosse, WI (LSE)
  • Marquette, MI (MQT)
  • Pellston, MI (PLN)
  • Rapid City, SD (RAP)
  • Saginaw, MI (MBS)
  • Sioux Falls, SD (FSD)
  • Traverse City, MI (TVC)
  • Wausau, WI (CWA)
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Northeast Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 01, 2019 through December 02, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 29, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Albany, NY (ALB)
  • Bangor, ME (BGR)
  • Binghamton, NY (BGM)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Buffalo, NY (BUF)
  • Burlington, VT (BTV)
  • Elmira, NY (ELM)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • Ithaca, NY (ITH)
  • Manchester, NH (MHT)
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York – LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Newburgh, NY (SWF)
  • Portland, ME (PWM)
  • Providence, RI (PVD)
  • Rochester, NY (ROC)
  • Scranton, PA (AVP)
  • State College, PA (SCE)
  • Syracuse, NY (SYR)
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada (YYZ)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Upper Midwest Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: November 30, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 29, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alpena, MI (APN)
  • Appleton, WI (ATW)
  • Escanaba, MI (ESC)
  • Green Bay, WI (GRB)
  • Iron Mountain, MI (IMT)
  • LaCrosse, WI (LSE)
  • Marquette, MI (MQT)
  • Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
  • Pellston, MI (PLN)
  • Rapid City, SD (RAP)
  • Rochester, MN (RST)
  • Saginaw, MI (MBS)
  • Sault Ste. Marie, MI (CIU)
  • Sioux Falls, SD (FSD)
  • Traverse City, MI (TVC)
  • Wausau, WI (CWA)
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France Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 05, 2019 through December 07, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 29, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All Short-Haul and Medium-Haul Air France Operated Flights
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Minneapolis Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: November 27, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 25, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
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Denver Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: November 26, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 24, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:

Denver, Colorado (DEN)
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Santiago Civil Unrest - Bulletin 5
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 21, 2019 through November 10, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 07, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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Santiago Civil Unrest - Bulletin 4
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 21, 2019 through November 08, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 05, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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Southwestern France Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: November 03, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 02, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Biarritz, France (BIQ)
  • Bordeaux, France (BOD)
  • Pau, France (PUF)
  • Toulouse, France (TLS)
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Santiago Civil Unrest - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 21, 2019 through November 05, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 30, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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Getty Wildfire - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 29, 2019 through October 30, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 29, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Burbank, CA (BUR)
  • Long Beach, CA (LGB)
  • Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
  • Ontario, CA (ONT)
  • Santa Ana – Orange County, CA (SNA)
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New York City Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 27, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 26, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • New York - John F Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York - LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Newburgh, NY (SWF)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Santiago Civil Unrest - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 21, 2019 through October 30, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 25, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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Santiago Civil Unrest - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 21, 2019 through October 25, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 21, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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Barcelona Civil Unrest, October 18 - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 18, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 16, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Barcelona, Spain (BCN)
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Northeast Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 17, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 15, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • Manchester, NH (MHT)
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York – LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Newburgh, NY (SWF)
  • Providence, RI (PVD)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Barcelona Civil Unrest - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 14, 2019 through October 15, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 14, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Barcelona, ES (BCN)
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Saddleridge Fire - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 11, 2019 through October 13, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 11, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Burbank, CA (BUR)
  • Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
  • Long Beach, CA (LGB)
  • Orange County, CA (SNA)
  • Ontario, CA (ONT)
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Ecuador Civil Unrest - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 10, 2019 through October 17, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 10, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Quito, Ecuador (UIO)
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Midwest Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 10, 2019 through October 11, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 09, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Aberdeen, SD (ABR)
  • Bismarck, ND (BIS)
  • Fargo, ND (FAR)
  • Grand Forks, ND (GFK)
  • Minot, ND (MOT)
  • Rapid City, SD (RAP)
  • Williston, ND (XWA)
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Typhoon Hagibis - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 09, 2019 through October 13, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 08, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Kansai, JP (KIX)
  • Nagoya, JP (NGO)
  • Tokyo -Haneda, JP (HND)
  • Tokyo -Narita, JP (NRT)
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Civil Unrest in Ecuador - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 04, 2019 through October 05, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 04, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Quito, Ecuador (UIO)
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Tropical Storm Mitag - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 30, 2019 through October 01, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 30, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Shanghai, China (PVG)
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Tropical Storm Karen - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 22, 2019 through September 25, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 22, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • San Juan, PR (SJU)
  • St. Thomas, VI (STT)
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Tropical Storm Jerry - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 24, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 21, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bermuda, BM (BDA)
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Tropical Storm Imelda - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 17, 2019 through September 20, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 19, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston - Hobby ,TX (HOU)
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Tropical Storm Lorena - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 18, 2019 through September 21, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 18, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Los Cabos, MX (SJD)
  • Puerto Vallarta, MX (PVR)
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Tropical Storm Imelda - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 17, 2019 through September 19, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 17, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston - Hobby, TX (HOU)
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Hurricane Humberto - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 16, 2019 through September 19, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 16, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bermuda, BM (BDA)
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San Francisco Airport Runway Construction - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 09, 2019 through September 26, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 26, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • San Francisco, CA (SFO)
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Typhoon Faxai - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 09, 2019 through September 10, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 09, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Tokyo-Haneda, Japan (HND)
  • Tokyo-Narita, Japan (NRT)
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Marsh Harbour Infrastructure - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 22, 2019 through December 15, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 06, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Marsh Harbour, BS (MHH)
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Amsterdam Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 08, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 06, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Typhoon Lingling - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 06, 2019 through September 07, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 04, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Seoul, KR (ICN)
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Hurricane Dorian – Virginia Coast - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 06, 2019 through September 07, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 04, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Newport News, VA (PHF)
  • Norfolk, VA (ORF)
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Hurricane Dorian-Bahamas - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 01, 2019 through September 21, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 03, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Georgetown, BS (GGT)
  • Marsh Harbor, BS (MHH)
  • Nassau, BS (NAS)
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Amsterdam Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 04, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 02, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Hurricane Dorian - Bulletin 5
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 30, 2019 through September 06, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 02, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Brunswick, GA (BQK)
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Gainesville, FL (GNV)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Melbourne, FL (MLB)
  • Miami, FL (MIA)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
  • Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • Valdosta, GA (VLD)
  • West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
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Hurricane Dorian - Georgia and the Carolinas - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 01, 2019 through September 07, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 01, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Brunswick, GA (BQK)
  • Charleston, SC (CHS)
  • Fayetteville, NC (FAY)
  • Hilton Head, SC (HHH)
  • Jacksonville, NC (OAJ)
  • Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR)
  • New Bern, NC (EWN)
  • Savannah, GA (SAV)
  • Wilmington, NC (ILM)
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Hurricane Dorian-Bahamas - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 01, 2019 through September 06, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 01, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Georgetown, BS (GGT)
  • Marsh Harbor, BS (MHH)
  • Nassau, BS (NAS)
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Amsterdam Industrial Action - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 02, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 31, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
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Hurricane Dorian - Bulletin 4
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 30, 2019 through September 04, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 30, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Brunswick, GA (BQK)
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Gainesville, FL (GNV)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Melbourne, FL (MLB)
  • Miami, FL (MIA)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
  • Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • Valdosta, GA (VLD)
  • West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
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Hurricane Dorian-Bahamas - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 01, 2019 through September 02, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 30, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Georgetown, BS (GGT)
  • Marsh Harbor, BS (MHH)
  • Nassau, BS (NAS)
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Hurricane Dorian - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 01, 2019 through September 04, 2019
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 30, 2019
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Brunswick, GA (BQK)
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Gainesville, FL (GNV)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Melbourne, FL (MLB)
  • Miami, FL (MIA)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
  • Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • Valdosta, GA (VLD)
  • West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
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COMPLETION FACTOR1
FlightStats (Jan. 2019)
98.2%
Delta Air Lines
94.4%
United
95.9%
American
ON-TIME PERFORMANCE1
FlightStats (Jan. 2019)
71.3%
Delta Air Lines
62.3%
United
64.3%
American
MISHANDLED BAGS
per 1,000 passengers2 (Nov. 2018)
1.75
Delta Air Lines
2.33
United
3.39
American

1Based on May 2018 statistics for on-time arrival (A0) and completion rate as provided by FlightStats for all flights scheduled and compared to other U.S. global carriers flying transoceanic routes: United Airlines and American Airlines. 2 DOMESTIC MAINLINE PERFORMANCE: Based on April 2018 statistics for mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers enplaned as provided in the June 2018 DOT Air Travel Consumer report for domestic flights scheduled and compared to other U.S. global carriers flying transoceanic routes: United Airlines and American Airlines. 5/18

 
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