American to suspend Beijing route amid fall changes

American Airlines will suspend service to Beijing Capital from Chicago O'Hare in October, amid a number of network changes this fall. The carrier cites a weak fare environment for its decision to suspend its 6-times weekly service to Beijing Capital airport from Chicago with its last eastbound flight Oct 22. The carrier operates a Boeing 787-8 on the route. American plans to seek a dormancy waiver from the US DoT for the US-China frequencies that it utilises for the Chicago-Beijing route, and seek to relaunch the service to Beijing Daxing airport when it opens in 2019. China Southern Airlines, which the US carrier has an equity partnership with, plans a major base at the new airport. American has operated the Chicago-Beijing route since 2010. <br/>