Starting in June, American Airlines will add a new service from New York (JFK) to Doha, Qatar (DOH).
“We continue to creatively find ways to build a network that gets customers where they want to go when they are ready to travel,” said Brian Znotins, American’s Vice President of Network Planning. “Adding Doha to our expansive global network and resuming a significant portion of our European routes provides our customers with more choices as they plan next year’s vacations.”
With the launch of American’s new service to Doha, the airline will deepen its relationship with Qatar Airways, which already have a codeshare agreement in place.
“We look forward to welcoming our oneworld partner and friends at American Airlines to our home airport in Doha, recently voted the World’s Best Airport, and offer connectivity to numerous business and leisure destinations across the region and beyond,” said Thierry Antinori, Qatar Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer.
All widebody aircraft currently being used on short-haul routes in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Mexico will be redeployed to trans-Atlantic destinations next summer, including Barcelona, Spain (BCN); Lisbon, Portugal (LIS); and Venice, Italy (VCE). This spring, American will resume service from Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT), to Rome (FCO) and start up seasonal services to both FCO and Athens, Greece (ATH), earlier than in previous years.
American has disclosed that the continued delivery delays of Boeing 787 aircraft have caused the delay in the resumption of services to Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI), or Shannon, Ireland (SNN) in 2022. And as demand remains soft in Asia, American is discontinuing service to Hong Kong (HKG).
American has also adjusted operations on some existing Asia and South America routes and reduced frequencies, allowing the airline to offer more options to customers next summer.