In mid-2007, American Airlines announced the inauguration of scheduled flights between Chicago and Buenos Aires as of December 13th of that year. The U.S. carrier was investing heavily in this route, starting with a daily frequency on Boeing 767-300(ER) aircraft.
See also: #TBT: Alitalia flights between Italy and South America in 1965.
American reached 35 weekly services between the United States and Argentina with the start-up of Chicago (14 Miami, 7 New York, Dallas and Chicago). The company also had four weekly flights to Montevideo.
United Airlines had been the last carrier to operate between Chicago and Buenos Aires, until March 2006.
See also: #TBT: Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) flights to South America in 1987.
Schedule between Chicago and Buenos Aires – American Airlines
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| Flight | From | To | Freq. | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA 961 | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 10:20+1 | Daily | December 2007 |
| AA 964 | EZE: 20:50 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Daily | December 2007 |
| AA 961 | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 10:20+1 | Daily | January 2008 |
| AA 964 | EZE: 20:50 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Daily | January 2008 |
| January 16th onwards | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 11:20+1 | Daily | January 2008 |
| January 17th onwards | EZE: 21:50 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Daily | January 2008 |
| AA 961 | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 11:20+1 | Daily | February 2008 |
| AA 964 | EZE: 21:45 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Daily | February 2008 |
| AA 961 | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 11:20+1 | Daily | March 2008 |
| AA 964 | EZE: 21:45 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Daily | March 2008 |
| March 15th onwards | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 09:20+1 | Daily | March 2008 |
| March 16th onwards | EZE: 19:45 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Daily | March 2008 |
| AA 961 | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 09:15+1 | Daily | April 2008 |
| AA 964 | EZE: 19:35 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Daily | April 2008 |
| AA 961 | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 09:15+1 | Tu, Th, Fr, Sa, Su | May 2008 |
| AA 964 | EZE: 19:35 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Mo, We, Fr, Sa, Su | May 2008 |
| AA 961 | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 09:15+1 | Tu, Th, Fr, Sa, Su | June 2008 |
| AA 964 | EZE: 19:35 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Mo, We, Fr, Sa, Su | June 2008 |
| AA 961 | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 09:15+1 | Tu, Th, Fr, Sa, Su | July 2008 |
| AA 964 | EZE: 19:35 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Mo, We, Fr, Sa, Su | July 2008 |
| AA 961 | ORD: 20:10 | EZE: 09:15+1 | Tu, Th, Fr, Sa, Su | August 2008 |
| AA 964 | EZE: 19:35 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Mo, We, Fr, Sa, Su | August 2008 |
| AA 964 | EZE: 19:35 | ORD: 05:05+1 | Only Sept. 1st | September |
A few months after inaugurating its operations, American Airlines confirmed the cancellation of services between both cities, as part of a process of flight reduction, which also affected other routes of the airline. On September 1st, American’s last flight departed from Ezeiza to Chicago.
Operations averaged 70% occupancy, considering the nine months of flights.
See also: #TBT: Flights between Argentina and Spain in 2005.
Since then, Chicago and Buenos Aires have not had a regular non-stop connection and are not expected to return in the near future.
Los Angeles was another American bet on the Argentine capital, which was extended from December 2018 to March 2020. The suspension due to the pandemic definitively cancelled the company’s plans on this route.
Source
- Cirium.
See also: #TBT: Aerolíneas Argentinas flights to United States and Europe in 1950.
