American Airlines will not restore service to Edinburgh, Scotland, Shannon, Ireland or Hong Kong this summer, citing "weak demand," and instead is relying on joint business partners British Airways and Aer Lingus to reach those markets.
American will use widebody aircraft this summer on certain flights for several short-haul international routes from Miami, including Bogota, Cali and Medellin in Colombia; Guayaquil and Quito in Ecuador; Lima; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. America also is increasing service to Colombia with flights to Bogota, Medellin and Cali from JFK starting 6 May and increased service to both Peru and Ecuador, as well as service to both Suriname and Tel Aviv from Miami this summer.
The carrier will also restore its domestic capacity to 90 per cent of 2019 levels and its international network to 80 per cent of 2019 levels.
The build-up largely is in response to expected domestic leisure demand, including eight new Saturday routes to Orlando and increased service to such vacation destinations as Asheville, N.C.; Kalispell, Mont.; and Jackson, Wyo. American also is adding new daily service between Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Nashville and is upping service between Miami and both Los Angeles and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Boeing 777 aircraft.