As a result of the halt in Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner deliveries, American Airlines will reduce operations to Europe for the 2022 summer season. The carrier will not resume several seasonal services, will discontinue some seasonal routes, and will increase capacity on key routes on its transatlantic Joint Venture partners with British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, LEVEL, and Finnair.
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In order to reallocate capacity to Europe for the upcoming season, American Airlines was forced to reduce frequencies and capacity to destinations such as Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. Operations from the Caribbean, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador will no longer be operated by wide-body aircraft, and operations to the Asia-Pacific region will continue to be reduced with the suspension of routes: Seattle (SEA) – Shanghai (PVG)/Bangalore (BLR) and Dallas Fort/Worth (DFW) – Beijing Daxing (PKX)/Hong Kong (HKG), which will not be available during the summer of 2022.
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Within Europe, the airline’s operations will focus on its main partner hubs: London Heathrow (LHR), where it will have 23 daily flights, Madrid (MAD) and Dublin (DUB), in addition to allocating capacity on popular holiday destinations such as Athens (ATH) and Rome (FCO).
In addition, American Airlines will not restart several transatlantic routes from Philadelphia (PHL) including Edinburgh (EDI), Shannon (SNN), Prague (PRG), and Dubrovnik (DVB). From New York (JFK) it will add a flight to Doha (DOH) and for the first time, the main New York airport will be the company’s main transatlantic hub.
Based on data obtained from the Cirium booking system and platform, the changes for the 2022 summer season are as follows:
New York (JFK)
- London Heathrow (LHR) increases the Boeing 777-300ER operation to three daily flights and one daily Boeing 777-200ER frequency.
- Delhi (DEL) during the summer season, the Boeing 777-300ER operation is maintained with one daily flight.
- Paris (CDG) one daily flight operated on Boeing 777-300ER, replacing the Boeing 777-200ER.
- Rome – Fiumicino (FCO) restarts on April 5 with a daily flight operated by Boeing 777-200ER.
New destination
Doha (DOH)
- Flight AA120 JFK 01:00 – DOH 20:30 daily flight operated by Boeing 777-300ER.
- Flight AA121 DOH 01:35 – JFK 08:30 daily flight operated by Boeing 777-300ER
Philadelphia (PHL)
- London Heathrow (LHR) two daily flights on Boeing 787-9, replacing the Boeing 777-200ER.
- Venice (VCE) restarts on May 5 with one daily flight, operated on Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
Chicago O’ Hare (ORD)
- London Heathrow (LHR) four daily flights on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, replacing the Boeing 777-200ER.
- Paris (CDG) one daily flight operated on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, replacing the 787-8.
- Athens (ATH) restarts April 5 with a daily flight operated by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
- Barcelona (BCN) restarts on June 3 with a daily flight operated by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
Miami (MIA)
- Madrid (MAD) one daily Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight, replacing the Boeing 777-200ER.
- Barcelona (BCN) one daily Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight starting May 5, replacing the Boeing 777-200ER.
- Paris (CDG) was suspended for the 2022 summer season.
Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW)
- Dublin (DUB) restarts May 5 with a daily Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight, replacing the 787-9.
- Amsterdam (AMS) restarts May 5 with one daily Boeing 777-200ER flight, replacing the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
- London Heathrow (LHR) four daily flights operated on Boeing 777-300ER.
- Paris (CDG) reduces from 14 to 7 weekly flights, operated on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
- Tel Aviv (TLV) 3 flights per week on Boeing 777-200ER, replacing the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
