American Airlines Will Hold Some Flights for Tight Connections: How the New Connect Assist “Short Hold” Service Works, Where It’s Live, and What Travelers Should Know
Missing a connection is one of air travel’s most infuriating moments: your first flight is late, you land already behind schedule, and your next plane is pushing back just as you reach the gate. American Airlines says it’s trying to reduce that pain point—by using an AI-driven system that can briefly hold certain departing flights for late-arriving connecting passengers when doing so won’t disrupt the broader operation. AFAR Media
