American Airlines Increases International Presence, Makes First Entrance into Africa
August 08 2019 - 04:05AM
American Airlines has the cure for the end-of-summer blues: new
routes for next summer. Today, American unveiled its summer 2020
international schedule, which includes the following new service:
- Philadelphia (PHL) to Casablanca, Morocco (CMN) begins June
4
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV) begins Sept.
9
- Chicago (ORD) to Krakow, Poland (KRK) begins May 7
- ORD to Budapest, Hungary (BUD) begins May 7
- ORD to Prague, Czech Republic (PRG) begins May 8
Furthering frontiers: Africa When American
begins service to Morocco next year, it will be the airline’s first
entrance into the African continent. American will be the only U.S.
carrier with nonstop service to Casablanca, which will be operated
three times per week on a Boeing 757.
“Our customers and team members have been asking when we’re
going to start service to Africa, and I couldn’t be more pleased to
make this announcement for service beginning in 2020,” said Vasu
Raja, American’s Vice President of Network and Schedule Planning.
“We look forward to working with Royal Air Maroc when they join
oneworld® in January, which will allow for even
more connections further into Africa to places like Marrakech,
Lagos and Accra. This is only the beginning.”
Returning to Tel AvivAs demand continues to
grow between the U.S. and TLV, American is adding three weekly
flights from DFW, its largest hub. These flights will serve
customers throughout the U.S. and allow many customers to make only
one stop, rather than the previous two stops that were available,
to TLV. And as the tech industry continues to grow in the market,
American will provide the most efficient routing to U.S. tech
cities like Austin, Texas, and San Jose, California, in addition to
one-stop service to 33 new cities in the U.S.
Expansion in Eastern EuropeAmerican’s Midwest
hub, ORD, has seen significant growth and now offers more domestic
and international seats today than it has in more than a decade.
Next summer, the growth continues with three new destinations in
Eastern Europe, including American’s first flight to KRK and new
service to PRG and BUD, which American began flying to seasonally
from PHL in 2018. American will offer the most premium seats to
Eastern Europe of all U.S. carriers next summer, as all of the new
flights will be operated by a Boeing 787-8, featuring 20 Flagship
Business seats and 28 Premium Economy seats.
“There’s strong local demand to Eastern Europe in Chicago, and
it’s important that we provide more service for our customers to
visit family and friends or explore a new part of the world,” said
Raja. “Chicago has been a great example of trying new things with
our network, like seasonal service to Athens that launched earlier
this year, and when customers take advantage, it allows us the
opportunity to keep growing.”
American will be the only U.S. carrier providing service to KRK,
BUD and PRG from ORD.
New flights will be available for purchase Aug. 12, with the
exception of TLV, which will be available for purchase Oct. 10.
Hub |
City |
Airport Code |
Frequency |
Aircraft |
Season |
DFW |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
TLV |
3x/week |
787-9 |
Year-round, starting Sept. 9, 2020 |
PHL |
Casablanca, Morocco |
CMN |
3x/week |
757 |
June 4–Sept. 8 |
ORD |
Krakow, Poland |
KRK |
5x/week |
787-8 |
May 7–Oct. 23 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
PRG |
5x/week |
787-8 |
May 8–Oct. 24 |
Budapest, Hungary |
BUD |
4x/week |
787-8 |
May 7–Oct. 24 |
All routes subject to government approval.
About American Airlines GroupAmerican Airlines
offers customers 6,800 daily flights to more than 365 destinations
in 61 countries from its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas-Fort
Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and
Washington, D.C. With a shared purpose of caring for people on
life’s journey, American’s 130,000 global team members serve more
than 200 million customers annually. Since 2013, American has
invested more than $28 billion in its product and people and now
flies the youngest fleet among U.S. network carriers, equipped with
industry-leading high-speed Wi-Fi, lie-flat seats, and more
inflight entertainment and access to power. American also has
enhanced food and beverage options in the air and on the ground in
its world-class Admirals Club and Flagship lounges. American was
recently named a Five Star Global Airline by the Airline Passenger
Experience Association and Airline of the Year by Air
Transport World. American is a founding member
of oneworld®, whose members serve 1,100
destinations in 180 countries and territories. Shares of American
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