At 4:33 PM local time yesterday, American Airlines’ inaugural flight from Miami landed at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM/SMJP), marking the company’s landing at a new destination in South America: Paramaribo, capital of Suriname.
American thus becomes the only U.S. airline to fly regularly to Suriname, in a renewed bid to maintain its leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean, where it represents 22.1% of the seat offer, followed by JetBlue with 17.8%, United Airlines with 17.2% and Delta Air Lines with 12.2% (according to data obtained by Aviacionline on Cirium for the month of September 2021).
Flight AA2867 will depart from Miami International Airport on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 6:34 PM to land in Paramaribo at 12:27 AM the following day after 4 hours 52 minutes. The return as AA2868 will be on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 2:09 AM, landing in Miami at 6:03 AM.
It will be operated on Airbus A319 with 8 seats in Business and 120 in Economy, totaling 1,280 seats per week.
«In 2021 we have continued to build on our more than 30-year history in Miami – reaching pre-pandemic levels of flying earlier this year and soon achieving one of our largest schedules in the history of our hub, a true point of pride for our airline and our MIA-based team members. We are thrilled to launch a new service to Suriname, becoming an important bridge between South Florida and this culturally diverse and emerging ecotourism destination in South America», said Juan Carlos Liscano, Vice President of MIA Hub Operations, American Airlines.
«We deeply appreciate American Airlines for their launch of the Miami-Paramaribo route, which re-establishes non-stop service between MIA and the popular Suriname market for the first time since the pandemic began. Additionally, today’s launch further solidifies MIA’s position as the busiest U.S. airport for flights to Latin America and the Caribbean. We are proud to partner with American in making this new route a success» added Ralph Cutié, Miami International Airport Interim Director.
Earlier this year, American Airlines announced a major expansion from Miami, kicking off with flights to Tel Aviv. In December, operations to San Andres, Colombia, Chetumal, Mexico, Dominica and Anguilla will be added. Domestically, starting in the winter season, there will be daily flights to Salt Lake City, and on Saturdays to Albany, N.Y.; Burlington, Vt., Madison, Wis., Syracuse, N.Y. and Tulsa, Okla.
American Airlines currently operates at Miami International Airport more than 360 daily flights to more than 130 destinations, 15 of them in South America (Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Lima, Guayaquil, Quito, Cali, Bogota, Pereira, Medellin, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Georgetown and Paramaribo), 9 in Central America (Panama, San Jose, Kitts, Santiago-Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Vincent, St. Maarten and St. Lucia) and 5 in Mexico (Cancun, Cozumel, Mexico City, Merida and Monterrey).
