American Airways declares new Caribbean, Mexico, ski nation routes

American Airways is planning a giant growth within the Dominican Republic.

Subsequent winter, the Fort Value, Texas-based provider will launch 4 new nonstop routes to the favored trip vacation spot of Punta Cana within the Dominican Republic — house to a slew of resorts, together with the first all-inclusive W property (a part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio), which is about to open in a matter of weeks.

American’s winter 2025-26 schedule additionally features a new flight to Cancun, Mexico, which marks the primary worldwide service from the state of Oklahoma.

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And, for individuals who favor a ski getaway to a seashore come the colder months, there is a new hyperlink to Colorado’s ski nation.

All instructed, American unveiled eight new routes for subsequent winter, constructing on new flights TPG already reported — together with the return of Chicago-to-Honolulu service and a new hyperlink between its Dallas Fort Value Worldwide Airport (DFW) house base and Ellison Onizuka Kona Worldwide Airport at Keahole (KOA) in Hawaii.

American’s 8 new routes

The largest information in American’s winter route drop Wednesday options 4 new nonstop flights between the U.S. and Punta Cana Worldwide Airport (PUJ).

All have lots in frequent: They’re going to run as soon as every week on Saturdays, beginning Dec. 6, and hyperlink the Dominican Republic with a medium-size U.S. metropolis — none of that are hubs for American.

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These routes embody Punta Cana flights from:

• Indianapolis Worldwide Airport (IND)
• Nashville Worldwide Airport (BNA)
• Pittsburgh Worldwide Airport (PIT)
• Raleigh-Durham Worldwide Airport (RDU)

American can have competitors on simply two of these routes. Southwest Airways operates a restricted variety of flights to PUJ from BNA. Avelo Airways not too long ago made RDU-PUJ certainly one of its inaugural worldwide routes.

New Cancun service

One other winner in Wednesday’s announcement: Oklahoma Metropolis’s Will Rogers Worldwide Airport (OKC).

Starting Nov. 8, American will launch weekly Saturday service to Cancun Worldwide Airport (CUN) — additionally with a 737.

This can provide Oklahomans a world flight that is lengthy evaded the Sooner state, which the airport celebrated on social media Wednesday.

3 new home routes

Three new home routes are additionally becoming a member of American’s schedule this winter, most notably nonstop flights starting Dec. 19 between its Charlotte hub and the favored ski city of Aspen, Colorado.

The routes embody:

• Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) to Iowa’s Des Moines Worldwide Airport (DSM), launches Oct. 6
• Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport (PHX) to Little Rock, Arkansas’ Invoice and Hillary Clinton Nationwide Airport (LIT) in a route that American final flew in 2021, launches Oct. 6
• Charlotte Douglas Worldwide Airport (CLT) to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE), launches Dec. 19

Boosted service

American on Wednesday additionally revealed it can enhance its service to a handful of worldwide locations which can be in style within the wintertime.

The provider will add a second every day nonstop flight from DFW to Kahului Airport (OGG) on Maui on Nov. 22. And in December, it will add extra weekly flights to South America, together with its DFW service to Sao Paulo/Guarulhos Worldwide Airport (GRU) and from its Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA) hub to Buenos Aires, Argentina’s Ezeiza Worldwide Airport (EZE).

In the meantime, the airline will lengthen its seasonal service from New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) via Dec. 2.

Its Philadelphia Worldwide Airport (PHL) hyperlink to Athens Worldwide Airport (ATH) in Greece will run via Nov. 17.

DFW to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights will final via the winter holidays.

These latter strikes come as airways, in recent times, have reported vacationers have been extra keen to enterprise throughout the Atlantic to Europe through the colder months beforehand considered off-peak journey durations.

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