American Airlines Cargo announces new routes for winter schedule
Carrier is adding nearly 200 round trip widebody departures out of Latin America compared to the previous winter season.
American Airlines Cargo announced its winter widebody schedule with new routes and increases for the 2024/2025 winter season.
Out of Latin America, American is introducing new seasonal service from Rio de Janeiro Galeão International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on a Boeing 787-8 aircraft as well as expanded daily service to John F. Kennedy International Airport, says an official release.
"The carrier is also utilising its hub at Miami International Airport by increasing service from São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport and Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport to up to three times daily. Overall, the carrier is adding nearly 200 roundtrip widebody departures out of Latin America compared to the previous winter season."
American is launching its inaugural service from Brisbane Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth, marking the longest non-stop flight in the carrier’s network, the release added. "Also new this season is service from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to JFK, following a successful summer launch. Both routes will operate with the Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The carrier will also roll out increased frequencies compared to the previous winter season with daily service from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to DFW for the full period and an earlier start for Auckland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport at the beginning of December. Overall, the Pacific entity is seeing an increase of more than 150 roundtrip widebody flights compared to the previous winter season."
From Barcelona, American will operate daily service to Philadelphia International Airport for the entire season. American will continue to operate more widebody departures from London Heathrow Airport than any other U.S. airline, the release added.
“We look forward to entering this winter season with a robust global widebody network to support our customers, including some new routes and increased frequencies,” says Roger Samways, Vice President, Commercial, American Airlines Cargo. “In particular, we are excited about connecting DFW and Rio de Janeiro with new, non-stop service and expanding our reach across the Pacific to Brisbane. This winter schedule enables us to further connect freight across five continents as we focus on maximising our network to meet the global needs of the industry.”
