The airline will resume and add new routes from LaGuardia and Reagan National.
An American Eagle Embraer jet (Photo: Ryan Ewing)
American is growing its Northeast network with a batch of new and returning routes. These changes include some new markets from New York LaGuardia and Washington’s Reagan National.
Starting in September, the airline will add four routes from LaGuardia, with only one being new to American’s network, per Cirium Diio schedule data.
On Sept. 3, the carrier will resume flights to Atlanta and Charleston, South Carolina. Flights from LaGuardia to Atlanta ‒ which American last flew in 2023 ‒ will operate up to six times per day in each direction. An Embraer E175 will operate on this route.
Between LaGuardia and Charleston, the carrier will offer two daily frequencies, with a third added in November. A mix of E170 and E175 regional jets will serve this route. American halted service from New York to Charleston in 2020.
Also on Sept. 3, American will launch a new daily flight from LaGuardia to Madison, Wisconsin. Flights will be operated by an Embraer E175.
Starting on Sept. 5, the airline will also resume twice-weekly flights from LaGuardia to Burlington, Vermont, which will now operate on a year-round basis instead of seasonally.
Finally, starting on Nov. 2, American will add twice-daily service between LaGuardia and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A Boeing 737-800 will operate this seasonal route, which was last served by the airline in 2021.
In a letter to employees this week, American’s chief strategy officer, Steve Johnson, said the airline is digging its heels into the New York market, even after recent partnership talks with JetBlue fell through.
“We remain intently focused on and are competing aggressively in New York and Boston, and we are committed to enhancing our customer proposition in the Northeast,” he said. “Over the past year, we have added more than 20 new routes from LGA and JFK using the slots returned to us after the NEA ended.”
At its Reagan National hub in Washington, D.C., American plans to add a new route beginning later this year.
On Sept. 3, the airline will start linking its D.C. hub with Houston Intercontinental. Flights will operate three times per day on an E175.
New American routes from New York and Washington (Photo: gcmap.net)
At just over 1,200 miles, the D.C. to Houston route is slightly under Reagan National’s perimeter limit of 1,250 miles. United and Southwest also serves this market.
This new route for American is not a net gain for its overall network in Washington, as it has also trimmed some frequencies in the market due to slot limitations.
An American spokesperson confirmed these network changes to AirlineGeeks on Saturday.
Editor’s Note: Data referenced in this article was provided by aviation analytics company Cirium.
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