American Airlines To Launch New Domestic Service From Miami Next Spring

Network Expansion out of Miami Connects Customers to Austin, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Salt Lake City and San Antonio

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Oct 02, 2014, 08:00 ET

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines will offer more domestic service from Miami International Airport (MIA) next spring, further strengthening one of American's key hubs and providing more access for customers across the airline's growing global network.

New service between Miami and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) and San Antonio International Airport (SAT) will launch on March 5, 2015. Customers may begin booking travel on these flights on Sunday, Oct. 5.

"We are very excited to announce these new routes, which will give our customers more travel options to and from Miami and better opportunities to connect to our vast network in Latin America," said Marilyn DeVoe, American's Vice President – Miami. "As we celebrate the 25^th anniversary of our Miami hub, these new routes further underscore Miami's importance and our commitment to its growth."

"Congratulations to our partners at American Airlines on an exciting day that includes the launch of new daily Miami-Cap-Haitien service and the announcement of future daily service from MIA to four exciting U.S. destinations," said Miami-Dade Aviation Department Director Emilio T. Gonzalez. "MIA's partnership with American Airlines is a strong one and together we are connecting Miami to more of the world than ever before."

With these new routes, American will serve more than 130 domestic and international destinations from its Miami hub, providing customers ideal connections to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America.

These new routes will be served with Boeing 737-800 aircraft and will operate on the following daily schedule (all times local):

MIA-AUS
Departs AUS at 6:10 a.m. CT
Arrives at MIA at 9:58 a.m. ET

Departs MIA at 7:50 p.m. ET
Arrives at AUS at 9:58 p.m. CT

MIA-MCI
Departs MCI at 6 a.m. CT
Arrives at MIA at 10:09 a.m. ET

Departs MIA at 7:55 p.m. ET
Arrives at MCI at 10:05 p.m. CT

MIA-SLC
Departs SLC at 12:59 a.m. MT
Arrives at MIA at 7:50 a.m. ET

Departs MIA at 7:55 p.m. ET
Arrives at SLC at 11:11 p.m. MT

MIA-SAT
Departs SAT at 6:10 a.m. CT
Arrives at MIA at 10:03 a.m. ET

Departs MIA at 7:50 p.m. ET
Arrives at SAT at 9:58 p.m. CT

American begins new daily service today between Miami and Cap-Haitien, Haiti (CAP), adding a new international destination to the airline's network. The new route supplements American's longstanding service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for American Airlines and US Airways. Together with wholly owned and third-party regional carriers operating as American Eagle and US Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries from its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to earn miles for travel, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays and everyday purchases. Members of both programs can redeem miles for tickets as well as upgrades to First Class and Business Class. In addition, AAdvantage members can redeem miles for vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays and retail products. American is a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily flights to 150 countries. Connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines and follow US Airways on Twitter @USAirways.