American to revive Hub-San Diego service

American is going to announce this week that it will reinstate nonstop service between Boston and San Diego on April 7. The carrier stopped running the once daily transcontinental flight in September after the summer's record-high fuel prices made long-haul routes less appealing than shorter ones.
American cut domestic seat capacity by 12 percent this year, and it has slated a 6 percent reduction for next year. But in addition to bringing back the profitable and popular San Diego flight, American also plans to begin offering on April 7 a third daily flight between Boston and St. Louis, a fourth daily flight between Boston and Los Angeles, and a ninth daily flight between Boston and Dallas-Fort Worth. Starting May 1, American plans to offer a third daily flight between Boston and London and resume its daily seasonal flight between Boston and Paris.
But with the deteriorating economy, it's hard forecast how long these additional flights will remain viable.
"This is the first time people don't know what kind of demand we're going to have two to three months from now," James K. Carter, vice president for American's Eastern sales division, told a roomful of the carrier's Logan International Airport managers during a meeting detailing the service changes.
By Nicole C. Wong, Globe Staff