American Airlines to increase flights to Rio de Janeiro

American Airlines currently has one daily frequency between Miami and Rio de Janeiro on Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, configured with 234 seats in three classes.

The airline offers 1,638 weekly seats connecting the two cities. American Airlines is the only carrier with operations on this route.

See also: British Airways inaugurates its flights between Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires.

In response to an increase in demand, the airline will double its flights between Miami and Rio de Janeiro starting February 3rd. These new operations will be carried out with 273-passenger Boeing 777-200(ER) aircraft.

Schedule to Rio de Janeiro – American Airlines

Flight times

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Flight	From	ETD	To	ETA
AA 905	Miami (MIA)	8:00 p.m.	Rio de Janeiro (GIG)	6:20 a.m. +1
AA 904	Rio de Janeiro (GIG)	12:05 a.m.	Miami (MIA)	6:40 a.m.

Frequencies

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Flight	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
AA 905	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
AA 904	×	×	×	×	×	×	×

New flight from February 3rd

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Flight	From	ETD	To	ETA
AA 263	Miami (MIA)	10:45 p.m.	Rio de Janeiro (GIG)	9:05 a.m. +1
AA 262	Rio de Janeiro (GIG)	10:30 p.m.	Miami (MIA)	5:10 a.m. +1

Flight	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
AA 263	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
AA 262	×	×	×	×	×	×	×

According to the booking system, American’s 14 weekly services between Miami and Rio de Janeiro will be available during February. The current daily service will return in March.

American Airlines in Brazil

Dallas

• Sao Paulo (GRU): Boeing 777-200(ER)

Miami

• Rio de Janeiro (GIG): Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Sao Paulo (GRU): Boeing 777-300(ER) and Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

New York

• Rio de Janeiro (GIG): Boeing 777-200(ER)
• Sao Paulo (GRU): Boeing 777-300(ER)

See also: Air Canada alters its schedule on Buenos Aires route.