WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Major US airlines are scaling back flight schedules and withdrawing financial forecasts for 2025 due to a sharp drop in travel demand in the wake of the second Trump presidency.

According to the Associated Press, American Airlines pulled its full-year guidance on Thursday, following similar moves by Delta and Southwest, all citing weaker sales among economy leisure travellers.

"We came off a strong fourth quarter, saw decent business in January, and really domestic leisure travel fell off considerably as we went into the February time frame," said American Airlines CEO Robert Isom.

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