FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers in
Atlanta and Los Angeles will soon have new travel options
between their cities when American Airlines launches nonstop
service between Los Angeles
International Airport (LAX) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport (ATL) on March 5,
2015. Customers may begin booking travel on these flights on
Sunday, Oct. 12.
These new routes will further expand American's network from its
Los Angeles hub, an important
gateway for both domestic and international travel. It will also
provide Atlanta customers with
easy access to this key business and leisure destination, as well
as one-stop service to hundreds of global destinations on American,
US Airways and their oneworld® partners.
"American is expanding our Los
Angeles hub with Atlanta
service to give customers more travel options between these two key
markets and Atlanta customers
convenient access to Southern
California," said Chuck
Schubert, vice president – Network and Schedule Planning.
"With nearly 200 daily departures out of Los Angeles and nearly 50 out of Atlanta, we're giving customers more
opportunities to explore the world for business or pleasure on our
growing global network."
The new flights will be served with Boeing 737-800 aircraft and
will operate on the following schedule (all times local):
ATL- LAX (three times per day)
Departs ATL at
7 a.m. ET
Arrives at LAX at 8:40 a.m. PT
Departs ATL at 12:50 p.m. ET
Arrives at LAX at 2:30 p.m. PT
Departs ATL at 6:55 p.m. ET
Arrives at LAX at 8:35 p.m. PT
LAX- ATL (three times per day)
Departs LAX at
12:15 a.m. PT
Arrives at ATL at 7:40 a.m. ET
Departs LAX at 10:30 a.m. PT
Arrives at ATL at 5:55 p.m. ET
Departs LAX at 3:20 p.m. PT
Arrives at ATL at 10:45 p.m. ET
With this new Atlanta service,
American will serve 55 domestic and international destinations from
its LAX hub. The new route complements American's new domestic and
international service at LAX , which includes flights to
Sao Paulo (GRU), Edmonton, Alberta (YEG), Vancouver, British Columbia (YVR),
San Antonio (SAT) and Tampa (TPA) service that will begin next
month, as well as American's existing Asia service out of LAX to Tokyo Narita (NRT)
and Shanghai (PVG). With the new
Los Angeles service, Atlanta customers will have direct access to
eight of American's hubs – Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York LaGuardia, Philadelphia and Phoenix.
American's customers at LAX can enjoy
Flagship® Check-In service, breeze through
airport security with TSA PreCheck and head to American's
Admirals Club® and Flagship Lounge in
Terminal 4 for personalized service and exceptional amenities
before their flights.
American and Cadillac also recently launched a luxury airport
transfer program at LAX for select ConciergeKey members with tight
transfer times. The program escorts these customers to their next
gate of departure in a Cadillac CTS, SRX or Escalade. By the end of
this year, American plans to roll out this program at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and
New York's LaGuardia Airport and
John F. Kennedy International
Airport, pending local approvals.
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 Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines and follow US
Airways on Twitter @USAirways.
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