For those of you who fly American Airlines, some big expansions ar coming in for 2025 as routes are added, services extended and some big seating changes to Asia.
The airline is planning to grow its Transatlantic network, with the airline returning to Edinburgh, Scotland for the first time since 2019 and adding new routes to Athens, Greece; Madrid, Spain; Milan and Rome in Italy.
American will expand its schedule to Italy next year with new services from Miami to Rome and Philadelphia to Milan Malpensa. American Airlines will serve Rome from six U.S. airports in 2025
With a new service from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Athens, American Airlines will offer four daily flights to Greece in 2025. Finally, the new Chicago O’Hare to Madrid service will supplement the Iberia service offered, allowing connections to destinations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The airline plans the following:
| Departure Airport | Arrival Airport | Service Notes | Aircraft Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, North Carolina | Athens, Greece | Daily service will begin 5th June 2025 | Boeing 777-200 |
| Chicago O’Hare | Madrid, Spain | Daily service will begin 30th March 2025 | Boeing 787-8 |
| Miami (MIA) | Rome, Italy | Daily service will begin 5th July 2025 | Boeing 777-200 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) | Edinburgh, Scotland | Daily service will begin 23rd May 2025 | Boeing 787-8 |
| Philadelphia | Milan, Italy | Daily service will begin 23rd May 2025 | Boeing 787-8 |
Tickets will be available for purchase starting 9th September
Service Renewals
The airline is planning to offer more than 70 daily departures to more than 20 trans-Atlantic destinations in summer 2025. Launched in 2024, American will bring back flights to Copenhagen, Denmark; Naples, Italy; and Nice, France for the 2025 summer travel season. These are starting earlier, or being extended to normal operations
Planned changes include
| Departure Airport | Arrival Airport | Service Notes | Aircraft Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth) | Barcelona, Spain | Daily service will begin 30th March 2025 | Boeing 777-200 |
| Miami | Paris, France | Daily service will extend into the summer season | Boeing 787-8 |
| Philadelphia | Athens, Greece | Daily service will begin 30th March 2025 | Boeing 787-8 |
| Philadelphia | Naples, Italy | Daily service will begin 5th May 2025 | Boeing 787-8 |
Premium operations expansion to Asia.
Finally, for those who want a big seat at the front of the aircraft, the airline will expand capacity on four routes to Asia.
Customers will have more access to Tokyo and beyond with larger aircraft operating on American Airlines flights from Dallas-Fort Worth and Los Angeles to Japan.
The booked equipment changes are:
| Departure Airport | Arrival Airport | Service Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | Tokyo Haneda | Daily service will operate on Boeing 787-9 aircraft |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | Tokyo Narita | Daily service will operate on Boeing 777-200 aircraft |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | Shanghai | Daily service will operate on Boeing 787-9 aircraft |
| Los Angeles | Tokyo Haneda | Twice-daily service will operate on Boeing 787-9 aircraft |
In Quotes
Brian Znotins, American Airlines Senior Vice President of Network and Schedule Planning said on the route launches:
“We look forward to providing customers more ways to visit their favorite destinations in Europe next summer,”
“Resuming service to Edinburgh and adding new routes to other popular destinations across the continent will offer customers convenient access from American’s industry-leading domestic network to all that Europe has to offer.”
A busy summer ahead
For those who can plan more than a few months ahead, this will be a good time to check for award space when the tickets go on sale. For those looking for extra sears to Asia, there’s more capacity too with larger aircraft coming online for these routes.
Lots of choice is always welcome – as well as resumed routes. They give the travelling passenger the one thing they desire – choice.
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