S aid package for airline workers is set to expire.

The airline blames a travel slump on slow vaccine rollouts and New International Co vid 19 restrictions.

In a company wide memo, CEO Doug Parker and President Robert Isom told employees.

We're nearly five weeks in 2021 unfortunately we find ourselves in a situation similar to much of 2020 furlough warnings went to over 1800 pilots and 4000 flight attendants.

19,000 American Airlines workers were already furloughed when the first federal pay out of the global health crisis expired in October.

They were recalled in December, when the latest $15 billion aid package was passed enough to pay their incomes through March.

But as the April deadline approaches, aviation unions air pushing for another $15 billion to protect jobs through the summer.

United Airlines is also sending a fresh round of furlough warnings to 14,000 employees as they're required by law to inform employees who might lose their jobs within 60 days.