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Coronavirus: Delta, American airlines reduce flights after bookings decline

Companies announced cuts Tuesday

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, Delta Air Lines 747-400 airplane sits parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Delta Air Lines is being fined $50,000 for ordering Muslim passengers off planes even after the airline's own security officials cleared them to travel , Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) (Ted S. Warren, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

American Airlines and Delta are slashing both domestic and overseas flights after a plunge in bookings due to the coronavirus.

Both companies announced deep cuts Tuesday.

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American, the largest airline in the world, is reducing international capacity by ten percent this summer compared to its current schedule.

They will decrease domestic flights by 7.5% next month.

Delta is slashing international flights by 20 to 25% and cutting domestic flights by 10 to 15%.

The company is also putting on a hiring freeze and establishing a way for workers to sign up for unpaid leave.

The airline says it no longer stands by its previous earnings outlook for 2020.