American Airlines adds eight routes; launches Dublin from New York JFK
American Airlines linked New York JFK and Dublin with daily services last week, a move that creates new opportunities within the oneworld alliance, with onward connections to Europe available from British Airways and Iberia. Celebrating in New York were Mike McKanna, American Airlines’ MD JFK (first left); Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland’s Head of North America (second right) and the crew operating the inaugural flight.
American Airlines’ return to Eugene in Oregon was celebrated with a special cake and the traditional water arch upon arrival. Assisting the ceremony were Tim Doll, Eugene Airport’s Director; David Hauser, Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce President; and Will Livsey, American Airlines’ Network Planning. Eugene Airport also prepared a short movie from the event, which you can watch here .
Antonia Gutiérrez Pedrozna, American Airlines’ GM Mexico; Saúl Ernesto Sanabria, GAP’s Regional Director; Jorge Ramirez, American Airlines’ VP International Operations; Javier Tapia Camou, Tourism Development Commision Coordinator; and Martha Mada Fraire, Tourism of Hermosillo’s Director, jointly celebrated the airline’s inaugural service to Dallas/Fort Worth.
Miguel Alonso Reyes, Governor of Zacatecas (pictured in the middle), led the launch ceremony for American Airlines’ new service to Dallas/Fort Worth last week.
Dale Morris, American Airlines’ MD Government Affairs; Regina Wadsworth, American Eagle’s Manager of Passenger Services DFW; and Rick Atkinson, Charleston Airport’s Director; cut the ribbon to inaugurate the airline’s new service from Dallas/Fort Worth to Charleston.
Precious Gibbs, American Eagle Passenger Service; Greg Ricketts, American Eagle’s VP LAX; an AAdvantage Executive Platinum passenger; Will Livsey, American Airlines’ Network Planning and Jamie Taef, American Eagle Passenger Service; cut the ribbon in Los Angeles.
- American Airlines grew its offering last week with the launch of eight new routes on 12 June. Two of those were international services, one each to Ireland and Mexico, launched from Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) and Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) respectively. Competition awaits the US major on three routes.
| Launch date | Origin | Destination | WF* | A/c | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-13 | New York JFK, NY (JFK) | Dublin (DUB) | 7 | B757 | Aer Lingus (14) Delta Air Lines (10) |
| Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) | Portland, OR (PDX) | 14 | B738 | United Airlines (34) Alaska Airlines (7) |
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| Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) | Hermosillo (HMO) | 7 | E140 | ||
| Zacatecas (ZCL) | 3 | E140 | |||
| Charleston, WV (CRW) | 7 | CRJ200 | |||
| Los Angeles, CA (LAX) | Eugene, OR (EUG) | 14 | CRJ200 | Allegiant Air (2) | |
| Redmond, OR (RDM) | 7 | CRJ200 | |||
| Miami, FL (FLL) | San Diego, CA (SAN) | 7 | B738 | ||
| Source: Innovata w/c 24 June. *WF: Weekly Frequencies at launch. | |||||
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