


Learn more about what’s happening at American by visiting news.aa.com and connect with American on Twitter and /AmericanAirlines.Reuters | Updated: 15-11-2021 14:44 IST | Created: 15-11-2021 14:34 IST Representative image Image Credit: FlickrĪmerican Airlines relaunched flights to India this week, nearly a decade after stopping them, looking to capitalize on the growing demand for non-stop travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, a senior executive of the airline told Reuters. These flights will be operated with Boeing 737s seating 172 passengers and available for booking beginning Saturday, January 30.Īmerican currently offers more than 82 weekly flights from the country, connecting Santo Domingo, Punta Cana, Santiago, and Puerto Plata with the airline’s hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, and Philadelphia. American currently operates one flight per week on Saturdays to that destination.Īmerican also announced that as of April 2 (pending approval by the country’s authorities), it would start a new route from Santiago International Airport (STI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), with a frequency of three days a week.īojos added that this new route and the added frequencies respond to the company’s commitment to the country. Oliver Bojos, American’s general manager for the Dominican Republic, highlighted that, as part of the economic reactivation in times of COVID-19, its operations in Santo Domingo had been increased with three additional weekly flights to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), which will begin on April 3. The airports that will operate the new frequencies and routes, respectively, are Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) and Santiago International Airport (STI). SANTO DOMINGO – American Airlines announced that as of April 2021, it would begin operating a new route and frequency of direct flights to the Dominican Republic.
