American Airlines strengthens its international presence and makes its first entry into Africa Nasdaq: AAL

FORT WORTH, Texas, August 8, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – American Airlines has the cure for late summer blues: new roads for next summer. Today, American has unveiled its international summer 2020 schedule, which includes the following new service:

• Philadelphia (PHL) in Casablanca, Morocco (CMN) commences on June 4
• Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) in Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV) commences on September 9
• Chicago (ORD) to Krakow, Poland (KRK) commences May 7
• ORD to Budapest, Hungary (BUD) starts on May 7th
• ORD to Prague, Czech Republic (PRG) starts on May 8

Advancing the borders: Africa
When American enters service in Morocco next year, it will be the first entry of the airline on the African continent. American will be the only US carrier offering nonstop service to Casablanca, which will operate three times a week on a Boeing 757.

"Our customers and our team members asked us when we will start service in Africa and I could not be happier to make this announcement for service as early as 2020," said Vasu Raja, vice president of the network and planning at American. Planning. "We are looking forward to working with Royal Air Maroc when they join aworld^® in January, which will allow even more connections in Africa with cities like Marrakech, Lagos and Accra. It's only the beginning. "

Back to Tel Aviv
As demand continues to grow between the United States and TLV, American adds three weekly flights from DFW, its main hub. These flights will serve US customers and allow many customers to make a single stop, instead of the previous two available stops, to TLV. And as the technology sector continues to grow in the market, American will provide the most efficient routing to US cities like Austin, Texas and San Jose, California, in addition to one-stop service in 33 new cities. the United States.

Expansion in Eastern Europe
ORD, the hub of the US Midwest, has grown significantly and now offers more national and international seats than it has in the last ten years. Next summer, growth continues with three new destinations in Eastern Europe, including the first US flight to KRK and a new service to PRG and BUD, which American began operating seasonally from PHL in 2018. American will offer the best fares to Eastern Europe all American carriers next summer, all new flights will be operated by a Boeing 787-8, featuring 20 Business Flagship seats and 28 Premium seats Economy.

"Local demand in Eastern Europe in Chicago is strong and it is important that we provide more services to our customers to visit family and friends or explore a new part of the world," he said. Raja said. "Chicago is a great example of innovative testing of our network, such as the seasonal service to Athens that was launched earlier this year and allows customers to continue to grow."

American will be the only US operator to provide services to KRK, BUD and PRG since ORD.

New flights will be available for purchase on August 12, with the exception of the TLV, which will be available for purchase on October 10.

All routes are subject to government approval.

About American Airlines Group
American Airlines offers its customers 6,800 daily flights to more than 365 destinations in 61 countries from its airports in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, DC. purpose of caring for The 130,000 members of the American global team serve each year more than 200 million customers. Since 2013, American has invested more than $ 28 billion in product and staff and now operates the youngest fleet among US network operators. It is equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi, elongated seating at the edge of the area, and more Power entertainment. American has also improved food and beverage options in the air and on the ground in its world-clbad salons, Admirals Club and Flagship. American was recently named the world's five-star airline by the Airline Pbadenger Experience Association and airline of the year by Air transport world. American is a founding member of aworld^®, whose members serve 1,100 destinations in 180 countries and territories. The shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol AAL and the shares of the company are included in the S & P 500. Learn more about what is happening at American by visiting news.aa.com and connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.

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