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12/18/2019

Bigger, Better and More Connected: American, Atlantic Joint Business Partners Announce New London–Portland Route

Customers have access to 8 new transatlantic routes next summer and extended summer service on select Europe routes.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Today, American Airlines and Atlantic Joint Business (AJB) partner British Airways announced the first and only year-round service from Portland, Oregon (PDX), to London (LHR). British Airways will operate the flight, which starts June 1.

American and its joint business partners, including Iberia and Finnair, will launch eight new transatlantic routes for summer 2020 and extend five seasonal flights beyond the summer giving travelers more ways than ever to get to Europe.

“Our partnerships mean more new routes and more options for our customers around the world,” said Vasu Raja, American’s Senior Vice President of Network Strategy. “With this new British Airways flight between London and Portland, American and our partners will offer more than 1,000 flights every week between North America and Europe.”

Extended summer service

American will also extend summer seasonal service on select European routes. The following routes will operate into the winter:

Origin Destination Aircraft New end date
Chicago (ORD) Barcelona, Spain (BCN) Boeing 787-8 Nov. 29, 2020
ORD Athens, Greece (ATH) Boeing 787-8 Oct. 24, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Rome (FCO) Boeing 787-8 Jan. 5, 2021
Philadelphia (PHL) Prague (PRG) Airbus A330 Jan. 5, 2021
PHL Lisbon, Portugal (LIS) Airbus A330 Jan. 5, 2021

These flights will be available for purchase on Dec. 23.

With the additional flights, the AJB will offer the widest selection of products, including economy, premium economy, business and the most first class seats traveling across the Atlantic next summer. As previously announced, beginning in June, customers can enjoy new seasonal service on American from ORD to Budapest, Hungary (BUD); Krakow, Poland (KRK); and PRG, in addition to new service between PHL and Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF). Iberia recently announced new service between Madrid (MAD) and Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), and International Airline Group (IAG) subsidiary, LEVEL, will launch new service from Paris-Orly, France (ORY), to Las Vegas (LAS) and Boston (BOS).

Portland

Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People spans the Willamette River into downtown Portland.

About American Airlines Group
American Airlines offers customers 6,800 daily flights to more than 365 destinations in 61 countries from its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. With a shared purpose of caring for people on life's journey, American's 130,000 global team members serve more than 200 million customers annually. Since 2013, American has invested more than $28 billion in its product and people and now flies the youngest fleet among U.S. network carriers, equipped with industry-leading high-speed Wi-Fi, lie-flat seats, and more inflight entertainment and access to power. American also has enhanced food and beverage options in the air and on the ground in its world-class Admirals Club and Flagship lounges. American was recently named a Five Star Global Airline by the Airline Passenger Experience Association and Airline of the Year by Air Transport World. American is a founding member of oneworld®, whose members serve 1,100 destinations in 180 countries and territories. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL and the company's stock is included in the S&P 500. Learn more about what's happening at American by visiting news.aa.com and connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.

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