American Airlines expand its international and domestic network

American Airlines and American Eagle Airlines (2nd) (Dallas/Fort Worth) today launched a significant network expansion with new international and domestic service as well as increased flights in existing markets at three of its cornerstone cities – Los Angeles, Miami and New York. These new schedule enhancements, along with new service by oneworld® partners, British Airways and Iberia, will offer customers more travel choices and convenience worldwide.

Today, American launches daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Shanghai – becoming the first U.S. airline to serve Shanghai nonstop from Los Angeles. Flight AA 183 leaves Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for Shanghai’s Pudong Airport (PVG) at 3:10 p.m. and arrives Shanghai at 7:45 p.m. the next day. Return flight AA182 leaves Shanghai at 9:45 p.m. and arrives LAX at 6:40 p.m. the same day.

Across the country, American launches daily nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Budapest Ferihegy International Airport (BUD) in Hungary, the aviation hub of Central and Eastern Europe for oneworld partner Malev. Flight AA158 leaves JFK at 6:40 p.m. and arrives Budapest at 9:30 a.m. the next day while return Flight AA159 leaves Budapest at 11:55 a.m. and arrives JFK at 3:35 p.m. American has teamed with oneworld partner MALEV to schedule these new flights so customers can make easy connections at American’s JFK hub and MALEV’s Budapest hub.

In addition to American’s new Shanghai nonstop, American Eagle will add new nonstop service to the following nine cities today from Los Angeles: Albuquerque, N.M.; Boise, Idaho; El Paso, Texas; Houston – Bush Intercontinental; Oklahoma City; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; Sacramento, Calif. and Tucson, Ariz.. Today’s new departures from LAX represent an increase of 28 percent over last winter’s figures.

American also will increase nonstop service in two of its important international markets, Miami – Madrid and New York JFK – Barcelona. The airline will increase its Miami – Madrid service from one to two daily flights and will increase its JFK – Barcelona service from seven to 11 weekly frequencies.

American’s international growth continues on May 1 when the carrier will inaugurate its first-ever service between Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and Helsinki, Finland. Flight AA130 will leave O’Hare at 3:40 p.m. and arrive Helsinki’s Vantaa International Airport at 8:30 a.m. the next day. Return Flight AA131 will leave Helsinki at 2:10 p.m. and arrive O’Hare at 3:40 p.m. American has teamed up with oneworld partner Finnair to schedule the flights so customers can make easy connections at American’s Chicago and Finnair’s Helsinki hubs. For more information, visit http://www.aa.com/Helsinki.

In addition, American will reinstate daily seasonal service in the following markets: Boston – Paris; Chicago – Dublin, Ireland; and New York – Manchester, England.

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