In 2003, American Airlines' peaked out operations at Boston-Logan International Airport actually calling it a hub from 2002-2008. American Airlines had nearly 40 destinations from Logan in 2003, and it handled 7 million passengers or 29% of the traffic in 2003. But do finiancial wounds , American Airlines has cut back significantly at Logan, and in 2013... American Airlines travels to 6 destinations connecting 2.6 million passengers (9% Of Travelers) barely holding on to 10 gates they own! This forum is to show your comments to the disbandment of the TWA/American Hub built and destroyed by American Airlines.
In 1983, Trans World Airlines started major operations from Logan making it TWA's 3rd busiest Airport after JFK and STL. They started flights to Europe, Latin America, and even The West Coast by 1985. TWA carried 40% of all passengers at Logan by 1990, and was considered a Major Focus City. In 1995, TWA upgraded Boston to a Secondary-Hub, because it had 100 daily operations and 24% of the Market, a slight fall due to Delta and American Airlines' upbringing at Logan. TWA faced financial wounds in 1996, and downsized routes from BOS, selling routes to American and Delta, but Mostly American Airlines. Only a few (2), routes were actually terminated from Boston because of TWA's disbandment. By 1999, Trans World Airlines released Boston as a hub, and basically sold it off to American Airlines. American Airlines called it a Focus City for some time, with the 27 destinations and 4.5 million Passengers. In 2002, American Airlines expanded at Boston, with building a terminal and calling it a hub, with adding 10 destinations all new to Boston. American Airlines employeed 2,000 base employees at Boston in 2002, and by 2003 that increased by 11%! In 2004, American Airlines only terminated 1 destination of the 45 they had, but kept Boston Consistant with more than 150 flights!American Airlines had finiancial difficulties around 2007, and started to cut flights at Boston, removing 10 routes by 2009. Boston was downgraded to a Focus City in 2008, and fell drastically in connections. Boston only flew to 14 destinations by 2011's beginning, which dropped to 8 by 2012 and further more to 6 by 2013. American Airlines cut famous routes like their Boston-London, San Francsico and Toronto routes. In 2013, Boston was removed as a Focus City, and became a small operating city. Below is a list of places AA still flies to in Boston, and the places and years they were terminated.
IN SERVICE:
Chicago
Dallas/Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Miami
New York-JFK
Seasonal: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (Ends In October 2013)
TERMINATED
Aruba
Atlanta
Baltimore
Bangor
Burlington (VT)
Cairo
Cincinatti / Louisville
Colombus, OH
Dayton, OH
Denver
Detroit
Dublin
Eagle Vail
Fort Lauderdale
Frankfurt (Germany)
Halifax
Houston-Intercontinental
Las Vegas
London-Heathrow
Manchester, UK
Montego Bay
Montreal-Mirabel
Nassau
Newark
New York-LGA
Orlando
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Providenciales
Raliegh/Durham
Roanoke
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
San Juan
Santo Domingo
Shannon
St. Louis-Lambert
St. Thomas
Tampa
Toronto-Pearson
Washington-Dulles
Washington-Reagan
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF AA DOING THIS CATASTROPHE!??! -Let me know