United States carrier, American Airlines has announced that it plans to fly to a further two Caribbean destinations from Miami International Airport (MIA) later this year. The airline stated that from December it will serve Anguilla and Dominica in the Caribbean from December 8th and December 11th respectively.
The newly announced routes are part of a major expansion plan by American Airlines to further cement its presence in Miami as it faces growing competition from low-cost rivals such as Spirit and Southwest, which are also looking to connect to destinations in the Caribbean.
In a company statement, the Vice President of hub operations at Miami, Juan Carlos Liscano said “We have been strategically growing our route network to give customers more choices to new destinations, better meeting the demand for travel to Miami, the Caribbean and Latin America.”
According to a preliminary flight schedule, American Airlines plans to serve both destinations twice weekly with AA3579 departing on its outbound leg from Miami to Dominica at 11:00 and arriving at 15:21. It will then return to Miami International Airport departing Dominica at 16:24 and is scheduled to arrive at 18:55
In terms of services to Anguilla, American Airlines flight AA3780 is scheduled to depart Miami at 10:50 and arrive at 14:49 in the afternoon. It will then depart Anguilla at 15:40 before landing at Miami International Airport at around 17:53.
According to American Airlines, the Caribean is “American’s largest international gateway,” the airline added that it was proud to continue to strengthen its presence at Miami International Airport (MIA). Earlier this month, American Airlines stated that it plans to launch six domestic destinations from Miami.
In addition to these six domestic services, the North American carrier also plans to connect Miami with a further two new international destinations. The carrier plans to commence flights to San Andrés, a Colombian island in the Caribbean Sea from December 1st, while flights to Chetumal (CTM) a city on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula from December 4th.
The carrier said it expects that both of these services will be operated by its short-haul Embraer E175 aircraft. American Airlines Embraer E175 can carry a total of 76 passengers and is currently arranged in a 3-class configuration with 12 seats in first class, 20 extra-legroom seats and 44 economy seats.
According to a number of media reports, American Airlines, in addition to a few other airlines in the United States, are frantically looking to hire pilots in addition to airline staff in an effort to meet the surge in travel demand fuelled by steady vaccination rates as the country eases out of the pandemic.
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