American Airlines to end Austin-Indianapolis nonstop route in August

AUSTIN (KXAN) — American Airlines is canceling another nonstop route from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Flights to Indianapolis will end effective Aug. 6. An airline spokesperson said the cancellation is "part of our evaluation of our capacity growth plans for 2024."

American currently offers daily service between the two cities. Impacted customers have been contacted and offered alternate travel arrangements, the spokesperson told KXAN.

The Austin-Indianapolis route is also served by Allegiant Air and Southwest Airlines.

The route cut comes after American canceled 21 nonstop routes from AUS between November 2023 and April 2024. Meanwhile, Allegiant is discontinuing seven routes as part of a base closure at the airport in January 2025.

American flew more than 1.8 million passengers in and out of Austin in the first five months of this year, down from more than 2.1 million passengers in the same timeframe last year. So far in 2024, American accounts for 21% of passenger traffic at AUS, making it the second-largest airline at the airport behind Southwest.