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American Airlines Warns It Could Soon Be Overstaffed By Up to 8000 Flight Attendants

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FORT WORTH (1080 KRLD)- American Airlines is warning employees the carrier could be overstaffed by up to 8,000 flight attendants by this Fall.

In a letter to the workforce, Senior V-P For Flight Service Jill Surdek writes that the company expects a 30% reduction in flights by the time summer is over.


Surdek says the company is using buyouts and early retirementn offers, hoping to trim staffing.

As reported by the Dallas Morning News, American started the year with more than 25,000 flight attendants.

By the end of April, 900 had chosen early retirement and 9.500 chose voluntary leaves of anywhere from a month to a year.