American Airlines to lift limits on seating capacity
American Airlines said Friday it intends to lift capacity restrictions
and offer all seats for sale beginning July 1 as the industry continues to balance a need
to boost revenue with efforts to assure passengers it is safe to fly.
American currently is limiting seating capacity to 85% on flights, including blocking
off middle seats in the main cabin. But American in a statement said that it would
book to capacity beginning July 1, while offering passengers some flexibility to
choose other options if they would prefer to not be on a full flight.
American said it will notify customers and allow them to move to more open flights without fees and allow passengers to move to other seats when space is available.
