American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) is adding two Boeing 757-200 summer seasonal routes from New York (JFK) to both Birmingham and Edinburgh in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2015. Both routes will be operated on a daily basis.

Update: American formally announced the new Birmingham flights on November 3 with this statement:

American Airlines customers will soon have access to a new destination when Birmingham, England (BHX) joins the network of the world’s largest airline.

New daily service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International (JFK) is scheduled to begin May 7 with a Boeing 757. Customers may begin booking travel on these flights now. Birmingham will be American’s fifth destination in the United Kingdom.

Flights leave JFK at 7 p.m. (1900) daily, arriving in Birmingham at 7:10 a.m. (0710). Flights from Birmingham will depart at 10 a.m. (1000), arriving at JFK at 12:55 p.m. (1255).

As previously reported, American is restoring the Miami-Frankfurt route on May 14, 2015 with Boeing 767-300s.

In other news, American will end Dallas/Fort Worth-Rio de Janeiro service on February 21, 2015 per Airline Route.

Copyright Photo: Fred Freketic/AirlinersGallery.com. American’s Boeing 757-223 N187AN (msn 32381) arrives in New York (JFK).

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