AMR Cancels 20% of Daily Flights as Hailstorms Batter Aircraft

American Airlines and American Eagle canceled 707 flights, or 20 percent of their daily schedule, and pulled 89 planes from service after hail battered the carriers’ biggest hub and storms raked across the central U.S.

The cancellations included 326 flights into and out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport today as repairs began, and the AMR Corp. units are scrapping 188 flights for tomorrow. Getting all the aircraft back in service may take several days, Tim Smith, a spokesman, said in an interview.