FORT WORTH, Texas, June 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Airlines will continue expanding its domestic and international
service from Los Angeles
International Airport (LAX), further strengthening one of its key
hubs and providing more access for customers across its growing
global network. New service between Los
Angeles and the following markets will be available for
booking beginning this Saturday, June
21.
- Edmonton, Alberta operated
daily, beginning Oct. 2
- San Antonio operated twice
daily, beginning Oct. 2
- Tampa, Florida operated daily,
beginning Nov. 6
- Vancouver, British Columbia
operated twice daily, beginning Oct.
2
"Providing service from Los
Angeles to these destinations strengthens our LAX hub which
plays a vital role in our domestic and international network
strategy," said Chuck Schubert, vice
president – network and schedule planning. "As we continue work to
integrate our two great global networks, we are committed to
growing our presence in our hubs to offer customers the most
convenient access to the most important global business and leisure
destinations."
Service between LAX and Edmonton, San
Antonio and Vancouver will
be operated as US Airways Express with a two-class Bombardier
CRJ-900 aircraft. The new route between LAX and Tampa will be operated by American Airlines
with a two-class Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
With these new markets, American will serve 53 domestic and
international destinations from its LAX hub. Customers have access
to even more global destinations through partners British Airways,
Iberia, Qantas, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific
and LAN, all of which offer convenient connections from
Los Angeles.
About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for
American Airlines and US Airways. Together with wholly owned and
third-party regional carriers operating as American Eagle and US
Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700
flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries from its hubs
in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort
Worth, Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines
AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to
earn miles for travel, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays
and everyday purchases. Members of both programs can redeem miles
for tickets as well as upgrades to First Class and Business Class.
In addition, AAdvantage members can redeem miles for vacation
packages, car rentals, hotel stays and retail products. American is
a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members
and members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily
flights to 150 countries. Connect with American on Twitter
@AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines and follow US
Airways on Twitter @USAirways and at Facebook.com/USAirways.
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