American Airlines has made this announcement:
It’s football Friday. Almost. To get ready for the upcoming season, American Airlines announces special routes in support of college football’s biggest games of the year. American is providing more convenient access to and from cities that are hosting the games that matter the most to alumni and college fans across the U.S.
New point-to-point flying
| Game | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU @ Texas
Sept. 7 |
New Orleans, Louisiana (MSY) | Austin, Texas (AUS) | 5:39 p.m. | 7:20 p.m. | Sept. 6 |
| AUS | MSY | 7:20 a.m. | 8:50 a.m. | Sept. 8 | |
| UVA @ Notre Dame
Sept. 28 |
Washington, D.C. (DCA) | South Bend, Indiana (SBN) | 11:40 a.m. | 1:30 p.m. | Sept. 27 |
| SBN | DCA | 2:20 p.m. | 4:09 p.m. | Sept. 29 | |
| USC @ Notre Dame
Oct. 12 |
Chicago (ORD) | SBN | 3:05 p.m. | 5 p.m. | Oct. 11 |
| SBN | ORD | 12:15 p.m. | 12:15 p.m. | Oct. 13 | |
| Alabama @ Texas A&M
Oct. 12 |
Birmingham, Alabama (BHM) | College Station, Texas (CLL) | 6:40 p.m. | 8:36 p.m. | Oct. 11 |
| CLL | BHM | 7:12 a.m. | 7:59 p.m. | Oct. 13 | |
| Virginia Tech @ Notre Dame
Nov. 2 |
DCA | SBN | 11:40 a.m. | 1:30 p.m. | Nov. 1 |
| SBN | DCA | 2:07 p.m. | 3:56 p.m. | Nov. 3 |
Extra sections added
| Game | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M @ Clemson
Sept. 7 |
Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (GSP) | Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 6:20 a.m. | 7:54 a.m. | Sept. 8 |
| Increasing from 3 to 4 flights. | |||||
| Michigan @ Penn State
Oct. 19 |
ORD | State College, Pennsylvania (SCE) | 3:05 p.m. | 5:48 p.m. | Oct. 18 |
| SCE | ORD | 6:20 p.m. | 7:20 p.m. | Oct. 20 | |
| Increasing from 3 to 4 flights. | |||||
| Tennessee @ Alabama
Oct. 19 |
BHM | DFW | 7:15 a.m. | 9:27 a.m. | Oct. 20 |
| Increasing from 2 to 3 flights. | |||||
| LSU @ Alabama
Nov. 9 |
BHM | DFW | 7:15 a.m. | 9:27 a.m. | Nov. 10 |
| Adding an additional return flight. | |||||