FORT WORTH, Texas, July 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Airlines will launch new daily service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and
Cap-Haitien, Haiti (CAP), adding a
new international destination to the airline's growing global
network. Customers can now book travel on the new route for travel
beginning Oct. 2, 2014, subject to
government approval.
"We have proudly served Haiti
for more than 40 years and believe this new service is important
not only for our customers, but also as an important catalyst to
develop the north coast and open up this historically significant
destination," said Art Torno, senior
vice president – Mexico,
Caribbean and Latin America.
"We are thrilled that American Airlines has decided to launch
the first nonstop service from the United
States to Cap-Haitien," said Haitian Prime Minister
Laurent S. Lamothe. "This new route
represents a tremendous opportunity for significant economic impact
for our country by connecting Miami directly to the second city of
Haiti."
Daily MIA-CAP Service Schedule (all times local):
AA 1632
Departs MIA at 9:50 a.m. ET
Arrives at CAP at 11:50 a.m. ET
AA 1659
Departs CAP at 2 p.m. ET
Arrives at MIA at 3:59 p.m. ET
The new route supplements American's longstanding service to
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and will be
operated with a Boeing 737-800. Through American's extensive
network from Miami, customers
traveling from Cap-Haitien will now have access to more than 100
destinations throughout the United
States, Caribbean,
Europe and Latin America.
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. 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.
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