Get ready for another Eurosummer: American announced a heap of new routes, including 2 cities it has never flown to
American Airlines is flying to Porto, Portugal, and Vienna for the first time ever, and serving Iceland for the first time since 2019.
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- 2027 is shaping up to be a great summer for traveling to Europe.
- American Airlines announced six new routes to some of the continent's top tourist spots on Thursday.
- The announcement came just two days after United launched its own new European routes for 2027.
It's been a big week if you're thinking of planning a European vacation next summer.
American Airlines announced seven new international routes on Thursday. All but one of them go to Europe, including two cities it hasn't flown to before.
- Charlotte to Barcelona
- Chicago to Tokyo
- New York JFK to Amsterdam
- New York JFK to Nice, France
- Philadelphia to Porto, Portugal
- Philadelphia to Reykjavik, Iceland
- Philadelphia to Vienna
Porto and Vienna will be served by American for the first time ever, starting March 28 and May 6, respectively. It will be the only US airline serving the Austrian capital.
Both routes will use the Airbus A321XLR, the newest aircraft type that has helped unlock new destinations. It's a single-aisle jet with an expanded range, opening up long-haul destinations that wouldn't fill enough seats on a wide-body aircraft, but still includes lie-flat beds in business class.
The routes to Amsterdam and Nice, also starting March 28 and May 6, respectively, use the XLR, too.
Flights to Reykjavik are returning for the first time since 2019, set to launch on May 27. American cited the rise of "coolcations" — in which travelers seek colder destinations to escape hot summer temperatures — for bringing back this
The airline is also reintroducing a fourth daily flight from New York JFK to London Heathrow. Since American and British Airways are both part of the Oneworld alliance, it's easy to book connecting flights to other European cities.
Tickets for the new routes will be available starting Monday.
American's route-reveal comes two days after United Airlines announced 10 new international routes.
Nine of those are to Europe, and it's also making use of the Airbus A321XLR to open up new cities like Luxembourg.
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