American Airlines Poised to Remain the Leading U.S. Airline to Cuba With Award of Authority to Operate Scheduled Service to H...
July 07 2016 - 12:13PM
American Airlines is poised to remain the leading airline between
the United States and Cuba with today’s announcement that the U.S.
Department of Transportation has tentatively awarded American the
authority to operate five daily flights to José Martí International
Airport (HAV) in Havana – four from Miami International Airport
(MIA) and one from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT).
“American has a rich history in the Cuban market and we are
excited to continue to be the leader in providing air service
between the United States and Cuba,” said Andrew Nocella,
American’s chief marketing officer. “We thank Secretary Foxx and
the Department of Transportation for the opportunity to serve
Havana and for their leadership in restoring scheduled service
between the U.S. and Cuba after more than 50 years.”
American’s Havana flights will go on sale later this month after
DOT issues its final decision, with service expected to begin in
November. The MIA-HAV flights will be operated with Boeing 737-800
aircraft and the CLT-HAV flight will be operated with an Airbus
A319 aircraft. With the addition of Havana, American will operate a
total of 13 daily flights to six destinations in Cuba.
American will inaugurate scheduled service to five other Cuban
cities in September, with the first flights departing Miami for
Cienfuegos and Holguin on Sept. 7. Scheduled service from Miami to
Camaguey and Santa Clara will begin on Sept. 9, and from Miami to
Varadero on Sept. 11.
In April, American proudly celebrated 25 years of charter
service to Cuba – invaluable and unmatched experience that
positioned the airline to continue as the leading U.S. carrier to
Cuba. In addition to American’s vast experience and familiarity
with ground operations in Cuba, no airline has made a greater
commitment to Miami-Dade County – the heart and soul of the
Cuban-American community and home to nearly 50 percent of the
Cuban-American population in the U.S. American remains the
undisputed leader among all airlines serving the people and
businesses of Miami-Dade.
American will offer customers unrivaled connectivity through its
MIA and CLT hubs. From its Latin America gateway hub at MIA,
American operates more than 350 daily flights to more than 130
destinations in 44 countries and territories. From CLT, American
operates more than 650 daily flights to 145 destinations in 23
countries.
About American Airlines GroupAmerican Airlines
and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day
to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has
hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. 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. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc.
trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its
stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American
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