American Airlines has revealed new destinations and routes worldwide for next summer. This will see the airline’s largest expansion in Europe since 2019.
Going all-in on Europe
Next summer, American will add flights to three European cities from Philadelphia, offering a total of 15 daily nonstop flights from the city to 14 European destinations, marking its largest ever transatlantic schedule from Philadelphia.
The three new European routes from Philadelphia are:
- Copenhagen, Denmark: daily Boeing B787-9 service beginning 6th June 2024
- Naples, Italy: daily Boeing B787-8 service beginning 5th June 2024
- Nice, France: daily Boeing B787-9 service beginning 6th May 2024
The carrier has also announced a new daily Boeing B777-200ER service between Dallas and Barcelona beginning 5th June 2024.
Other resuming routes include:
- Chicago-Venice: resuming on 5th June 2024 using Boeing B787-8
- Chicago-Athens: summer seasonal service resuming on 6th May 2024 using Boeing B787-9
- Charlotte-Dublin: summer seasonal service resuming on 5th March 2024 using Boeing B777-200ER
- New York-Athens: summer seasonal service resuming on 31st March 2024 using Boeing B777-200ER
- Philadelphia-Venice: summer seasonal service resuming on 4th April 2024 using Boeing B787-8
The following routes are expanding to a year-round service:
- Charlotte-Madrid using B777-200ER
- Dallas-Dublin using Boeing B787-8 in winter and B777-200ER in summer
- Dallas-Rome using a combination of Boeing B787-8 and B787-9
- Philadelphia-Barcelona using Boeing B787-8
- Philadelphia-Lisbon using using Boeing B787-8 in winter and B787-9 in summer
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American will also be the only airline to offer a nonstop flight connecting the Windy City to the City of Water with the return of service between Chicago and Venice. Complementing existing service between Philadelphia and Venice, the additional flight from Chicago will allow customers increased schedule flexibility and connect to more than 100 domestic destinations, including more Midwest cities.
American is thrilled to add three new European destinations. New service from Philadelphia and expanded trans-Atlantic service from Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth will offer customers convenient one-stop access from more than 200 unique destinations across the U.S. to Europe next summer.
said Brian Znotins, Senior Vice President – Network and Schedule Planning, American Airlines.
Largest ever Caribbean schedule
American says that it will “reinforce its status as the largest airline between the U.S. and Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America” this winter.
The following routes are expanding:
- Charlotte to Eleuthera, Bahamas: expanding to daily flights from 15th February 2024 to 3rd April 2024 using Bombardier CRJ 700
- Charlotte to Georgetown, Bahamas: expanding to daily flights from 15th February 2024 to 3rd April 2024 using Bombardier CRJ 900
- Charlotte to Marsh Harbour, Bahamas: expanding to daily flights from 15th February 2024 to 3rd April 2024 using Embraer E175
- Dallas to Buenos Aires, Argentina: expanding to daily flights as of 29th October 2023 using Boeing B787-9
- Dallas to Cozumel, Mexico: expanding to twice-daily flights from 8th January 2024 to 3rd April 2024 using Boeing B737-800
- Dallas to Nassau, Bahamas: expanding to daily flights starting 15th February 2024 using Boeing B737-800
- Miami to Anguilla: expanding to twice-daily flights from 8th January 2024 to 3rd April 2024 using Embraer E175
- Miami to Bridgetown, Barbados: expanding to thrice-daily flights from 8th January 2024 to 3rd April 2024 using Boeing B737-800
- Miami to St. Maarten: expanding to thrice-daily flights from 8th January 2024 to 3rd April 2024 using Boeing B737-800
- Miami to Tortola, British Virgin Islands: expanding to thrice-daily flights only on Saturdays from 8th January 2024 to 3rd April 2024 using Embraer E175
Featured image by American Airlines
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