American is planning to launch a handful of new long-haul routes next summer. On Thursday, the Fort Worth-based airline announced the new services, which are all slated to begin in the Summer 2025 season.
Beginning in March 2025, American will add new transatlantic routes from its hubs in Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, and Charlotte.
Five New Routes
Starting on March 30, the airline will offer daily service between Chicago O’Hare and Madrid operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. From Charlotte starting on June 5, American is adding daily flights to Athens on a Boeing 777-200.
For the first time since 2019, American will resume service to Edinburgh with daily Boeing 787-8 flights to Philadelphia starting on May 23. On the same day, the airline will also add service between Philadelphia and Milan with a Boeing 787-8.
From Miami, the carrier is planning a new route to Rome starting on July 5. Flights will operate once per day on a Boeing 777-200.
Seasonal Extensions
In addition to the five new routes, American is planning to extend four existing seasonal flights. Its route between Dallas/Fort Worth and Barcelona will begin on March 30 while Miami to Paris will extend into the summer season.
The airline’s flights from Philadelphia to Athens and Naples will now begin on March 30 and May 5 respectively.
“We look forward to providing customers more ways to visit their favorite destinations in Europe next summer,” said Brian Znotins, American’s Senior Vice President of Network and Schedule Planning, in a news release. “Resuming service to Edinburgh and adding new routes to other popular destinations across the continent will offer customers convenient access from American’s industry-leading domestic network to all that Europe has to offer.”
Last month, the carrier confirmed capacity cuts on some of its existing long-haul routes, including from both its Phoenix and Los Angeles hubs to London Heathrow. These service reductions are scheduled to take effect later this year.
