FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Airlines customers will soon have access to a new destination when
Birmingham, England (BHX) joins
the network of the world's largest airline.
New daily service from New
York's John F. Kennedy International (JFK) is scheduled to
begin May 7 with a Boeing 757.
Customers may begin booking travel on these flights now.
Birmingham will be American's
fifth destination in the United
Kingdom.
"We are very excited to add Birmingham, England to American's growing
global network," said Chuck
Schubert, American's vice president – Network and Schedule
Planning. "This flight gives our customers on both sides of the
Atlantic a new option for travel between the United States and England. Our
extensive network beyond New York
City will provide tremendous access between key business and
leisure markets and Birmingham."
Flights leave JFK at 7 p.m. daily,
arriving in Birmingham at
7:10 a.m. Flights from Birmingham will depart at 10 a.m., arriving at JFK at 12:55 p.m.
The airline offers expanded service for customers through its
Atlantic joint business with British Airways, Iberia and Finnair
and its oneworld alliance partners. The joint business has
more lie-flat seats on routes between JFK and London Heathrow (LHR)
than any other alliance.
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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