American Airlines: More Furloughs Possible

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(Fort Worth, TX) — American Airlines is giving a warning to its union workers that more furloughs may lie ahead.

The Fort Worth-based carrier received federal bailout money in December. After a bump in holiday traffic, an increase in air travel hasn’t arrived with the coronavirus vaccines, as airline officials had hoped. The 15-billion-dollars in payroll assistance will expire at the end of March, and Congress hasn’t yet extended a third round.

American furloughed 19-thousand of its 133-thousand employees in October, but put them back to work in December.