American Airlines To Begin Booking Flights To Capacity Wednesday

SCREEN AND WE WILL HAVE THELIST AS WELL AT CBSPHILLY.COM.WELL, STARTING TOMORROWAMERICAN AIRLINES WILL BEBOOKING THEIR FLIGHTS TO 100%CAPACITY AND TO KEEPPASSENGERS SAFE AND HEALTHY INTHE AIR AND IN THE TERMINALSTHE AIRLINE IS TAKING EXTRAPRECAUTIONS."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERHOWARD MONROE GOT A FIRSTHANDLOOK AT THEIR NEW CLEANINGMEASURES.Reporter: CHANGES BEGINLONG BEFORE YOU EVER GET HERETO THE AIRPORT WHEN YOU ARECHECKING INTO YOUR FLIGHTYOU'LL BE ASKED IF YOU'VEEXHIBITED ANY COVID-19SYMPTOMS OVER THE COURSE OFTHE LAST 14 DAYS.AND THEN WHEN YOU GET HERE,THE AIRLINE IS DISINFECTINGSURFACES.STAFF MEMBERS ARE HAND WASHINGSURFACES AT TICKET COUNTERS,GATE AREAS AND BAGGAGE SERVICEAREAS.AND WHEN YOU GET ON THE PLANECREW MEMBERS ARE DISINFECTINGHIGH TOUCH SURFACES AND EVERYSEVEN DAYS ARE USING ANELECTROSTATIC SPRAY THEY SAYKILLS OVER 99% OF THE VIRUSESAND BACTERIA.BECAUSE AMERICAN IS BOOKINGFLIGHTS TO CAPACITY THEY'REALLOWING YOU TO CHANGE YOURFLIGHT IF YOU FEELUNCOMFORTABLE.CHANGE FEES ARE BEING WAIVEDTHROUGH NEXT YEAR.WITH AMERICAN BEING THE LAMPJEST CARRIER AT PHL,EXECUTIVES SAY THEY FELTOBLIGATED TO KEEP THEIRCUSTOMERS SAFE ON THE GROUNDAND IN THE AIR.AS WE TALKED ABOUT OURFLIGHT INCREASE OUR SCHEDULEACTUALLY INCREASES HERE INPHILADELPHIA 111% FROM JUNE TOJULY.SO WE'LL SEE QUITE ASIGNIFICANT INCREASE AND THATIS REALLY DEMONSTRATING SORTOF THE RENEWED CONFIDENCE, THERENEWED -- FOLKS HAVING --PEOPLE HAVING, YOU KNOW, THATCONFIDENCE NOW TO COME BACKOUT AND FLY SO IT'S REALLYIMPORTANT THAT WE GET ITRIGHT.Reporter: THIS MAY GOWITHOUT SAYING, HOWEVER, FORANY TIME YOU ARE ACTUALLY INTHE AIRPORT AND FOR THEDURATION OF YOUR FLIGHT, YOU