Photo: AMERICAN AIRLINES American Airlines will launch 15 new routes next summer, as part of plans to extend its domestic route network.
The move aims to strengthen the connection between small and medium-sized cities and the company's large aviation centers and add more options for connecting flights to global destinations.
The airline will add new routes from Boston to Madison and Nantucket, from Charlotte to Columbia, Missouri, from Chicago to Lincoln, Nebraska, Erie, Pennsylvania, and Tri-Cities, Tennessee, as well as new routes from Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, and Phoenix to several destinations across the country. Some routes will operate year-round, and others will be seasonal, with daily to twice-weekly flight frequencies.
Chicago remains a major growth hub for American Airlines. This summer, the company is expected to operate more than 500 daily flights from O'Hare Airport to more than 180 destinations. In addition, the company will extend the operation of certain seasonal routes that operated only in winter and increase frequencies on popular routes.
The company's home port in Phoenix is set to expand significantly with seven new routes, including those to nature and tourism destinations in Montana, South Dakota, and Alaska, along with new connections to cities in Texas. The move is intended to improve access to national park areas and strengthen connectivity from the western US to the rest of the country and Mexico.
One of the most notable moves is the addition of Lincoln, Nebraska, as American Airlines' 240th destination in the United States. Residents of the city will enjoy convenient access via a single connection to major international destinations in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
In total, American Airlines, together with its partners, operates a network of over 1,000 destinations worldwide, with its home ports serving as a base for connections to more than 350 international destinations.