American Airways is planning a giant growth within the Dominican Republic.
Subsequent winter, the Fort Price, Texas-based service will launch 4 new nonstop routes to the favored trip vacation spot of Punta Cana within the Dominican Republic — dwelling to a slew of resorts, together with the primary all-inclusive W property (a part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio), which is ready to open in a matter of weeks.
American’s winter 2025-26 schedule additionally features a new flight to Cancun, Mexico, which marks the primary worldwide service from the state of Oklahoma.
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All instructed, American unveiled eight new routes for subsequent winter, constructing on new flights TPG already reported — together with the return of Chicago-to-Honolulu service and a brand new hyperlink between its Dallas Fort Price Worldwide Airport (DFW) dwelling base and Ellison Onizuka Kona Worldwide Airport at Keahole (KOA) in Hawaii.
American’s 8 new routes
The most important information in American’s winter route drop Wednesday options 4 new nonstop flights between the U.S. and Punta Cana Worldwide Airport (PUJ).
All have rather a lot in widespread: They’re going to run as soon as every week on Saturdays, beginning Dec. 6, and hyperlink the Dominican Republic with a medium-size U.S. metropolis — none of that are hubs for American.
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These routes embrace Punta Cana flights from:
- Indianapolis Worldwide Airport (IND)
- Nashville Worldwide Airport (BNA)
- Pittsburgh Worldwide Airport (PIT)
- Raleigh-Durham Worldwide Airport (RDU)
American could have competitors on simply two of these routes. Southwest Airways operates a restricted variety of flights to PUJ from BNA. Avelo Airways just lately made RDU-PUJ one among its inaugural worldwide routes.
New Cancun service
One other winner in Wednesday’s announcement: Oklahoma Metropolis’s Will Rogers Worldwide Airport (OKC).
Starting Nov. 8, American will launch weekly Saturday service to Cancun Worldwide Airport (CUN) — additionally with a 737.
This can supply Oklahomans a world flight that is lengthy evaded the Sooner state, which the airport celebrated on social media Wednesday.
3 new home routes
Three new home routes are additionally becoming a member of American’s schedule this winter, most notably nonstop flights starting Dec. 19 between its Charlotte hub and the favored ski city of Aspen, Colorado.
The routes embrace:
- Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) to Iowa’s Des Moines Worldwide Airport (DSM), launches Oct. 6
- Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport (PHX) to Little Rock, Arkansas’ Invoice and Hillary Clinton Nationwide Airport (LIT) in a route that American final flew in 2021, launches Oct. 6
- Charlotte Douglas Worldwide Airport (CLT) to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE), launches Dec. 19
Boosted service
American on Wednesday additionally revealed it’s going to enhance its service to a handful of worldwide locations which might be in style within the wintertime.
The service will add a second each day nonstop flight from DFW to Kahului Airport (OGG) on Maui on Nov. 22. And in December, it’s going to add further weekly flights to South America, together with its DFW service to Sao Paulo/Guarulhos Worldwide Airport (GRU) and from its Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA) hub to Buenos Aires, Argentina’s Ezeiza Worldwide Airport (EZE).
In the meantime, the airline will prolong its seasonal service from New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) by means of Dec. 2.
Its Philadelphia Worldwide Airport (PHL) hyperlink to Athens Worldwide Airport (ATH) in Greece will run by means of Nov. 17.
DFW to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights will final by means of the winter holidays.
These latter strikes come as airways, in recent times, have reported vacationers have been extra keen to enterprise throughout the Atlantic to Europe in the course of the colder months beforehand regarded as off-peak journey intervals.
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