American Airways is bringing its wide-body Boeing 777 again to transcontinental flights out of New York.
This fall, the provider will launch 777-200ER service on certainly one of its most premium routes, between New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) and Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX), the airline informed TPG Friday.
Amongst different issues, which means you can e-book its premium economic system cabin on these home, cross-country flights.
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Tickets will go on sale July 28, with the JFK-LAX 777 service set to launch Oct. 5.
The 777 returns to JFK for home service
For American, it is a bit of an uncommon transfer. The Fort Value, Texas-based provider has a really restricted schedule of wide-body jets on home routes, sometimes reserving its bigger planes for long-haul worldwide (and Hawaii) service.
It at the moment doesn’t have usually scheduled transcontinental service on twin-aisle planes out of JFK. That may change in October with the arrival of its three-cabin 777 on the route.
What’s behind the shift?
It is just a little sophisticated, however the quick reply is that it will quickly substitute the favored four-cabin Airbus A321T.
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Changing the A321T (for now)
As TPG has reported for years, American is making some huge adjustments to its premium transcontinental service.
The A321T has sometimes been its go-to airplane for these prime cross-country flights, with its premium-heavy configuration that includes Flagship First and its lie-flat business-class pods.
American is phasing out the A321T, although — changing these planes into customary A321 layouts — to make means for its brand-new Airbus A321XLRs, which can function the provider’s all-new Flagship Suites with sliding privateness doorways.
However, there is a dilemma: Airbus is working behind on XLR deliveries, and American hasn’t obtained any of these planes simply but.
Nonetheless, among the A321Ts are additionally due for heavy upkeep and reconfiguration. So, the airline plans to proceed with phasing out the “T” configuration — with or with out the XLR — and the 777 will assist fill the void on a home route that pulls vital curiosity in premium seats.
Learn extra: American mulls new worldwide routes, extra lie-flat home seats with new ‘XLR’ jet
The 777-200 expertise
For now, clients will see American’s 273-seat 777-200s on a few of these transcontinental flights between JFK and LAX. One of many airline’s worldwide workhorses, the airplane options 37 lie-flat business-class pods up entrance, with 24 premium economic system recliners in the midst of the airplane.
Learn extra: American Airways premium economic system throughout the Atlantic
The premium economic system cabin, specifically, will add a journey possibility vacationers do not at the moment have on the JFK-LAX route: American’s extra spacious seats, which include amenity kits and an elevated eating expertise in comparison with coach.
We should always observe: Premium economic system will even be accessible on the brand new XLRs, the primary of which the airline does anticipate to obtain by the tip of this yr.
Backside line
All issues thought of, the 777-200 definitely is just not the airline’s latest jet (and what to do about its cabins is one thing American is at the moment pondering).
However it ought to make for a snug trip between the East Coast and the West Coast, nonetheless — and a singular one for an airline that does not usually fly these huge jets on home routes.
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