American Airlines Scraps Social Distancing, Books Full Planes

American Airlines Scraps Social Distancing, Books Full Planes The airline will begin booking flights to full capacity on July 1.

A spokesman for the airline touted "cleaning initiatives" implemented since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

In April, American Airlines began holding half of all middle seats in economy class.

AA Spokesman, via 'LA Times' Passengers will be notified they are booked on a crowded flight.

They will be allowed to switch their reservation at no cost.

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker commented on the change.

Doug Parker, via 'LA Times' In addition to cleaning initiatives, American Airlines will require masks on its flights.

Union representatives took issue with Parker's statement, while acknowledging the difficulty of social distancing on flights.

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