American Airlines FAQs: Key Information for Passengers

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Flying with American Airlines means juggling baggage rules, check-in windows, and passenger-rights legalese before you even reach the gate. This guide streamlines every essential policy – carry-on sizes, pet fees, compensation triggers – into quick, scannable answers that save time and spare headaches.
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Recent delays and cancellations
Date | Flight number | Airline | Route | Status | ||
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10/01/2026 | 09:15 | BA1391 | British Airways | Belfast (BHD) London (LHR) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/01/2026 | 09:10 | BA996 | British Airways | London (LHR) Cologne-Bonn (CGN) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/01/2026 | 08:55 | BA387 | British Airways | Brussels (BRU) London (LHR) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/01/2026 | 08:50 | VY6007 | Vueling Airlines | Florence (FLR) Barcelona (BCN) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/01/2026 | 08:48 | JA30 | Jetsmart | Santiago (SCL) Calama (CJC) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/01/2026 | 08:10 | BA1476 | British Airways | London (LHR) Glasgow (GLA) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/01/2026 | 08:05 | BA1385 | British Airways | Manchester (MAN) London (LHR) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/01/2026 | 07:50 | AY1142 | Nordic Regional Airlines | Warsaw (WAW) Helsinki (HEL) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/01/2026 | 07:50 | BA974 | British Airways | London (LHR) Berlin (BER) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/01/2026 | 07:45 | BA1440 | British Airways | London (LHR) Edinburgh (EDI) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
- Cancelled
BA1391
•British Airways
Belfast
••London
BHD
LHR
Check Compensation10/01/2026
09:15
- Cancelled
BA996
•British Airways
London
••Cologne-Bonn
LHR
CGN
Check Compensation10/01/2026
09:10
- Cancelled
BA387
•British Airways
Brussels
••London
BRU
LHR
Check Compensation10/01/2026
08:55
- Cancelled
VY6007
•Vueling Airlines
Florence
••Barcelona
FLR
BCN
Check Compensation10/01/2026
08:50
- Cancelled
JA30
•Jetsmart
Santiago
••Calama
SCL
CJC
Check Compensation10/01/2026
08:48
- Cancelled
BA1476
•British Airways
London
••Glasgow
LHR
GLA
Check Compensation10/01/2026
08:10
- Cancelled
BA1385
•British Airways
Manchester
••London
MAN
LHR
Check Compensation10/01/2026
08:05
- Cancelled
AY1142
•Nordic Regional Airlines
Warsaw
••Helsinki
WAW
HEL
Check Compensation10/01/2026
07:50
- Cancelled
BA974
•British Airways
London
••Berlin
LHR
BER
Check Compensation10/01/2026
07:50
- Cancelled
BA1440
•British Airways
London
••Edinburgh
LHR
EDI
Check Compensation10/01/2026
07:45