Summary
- American Airlines will not connect Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport of their summer schedule for 2024.
- The route between Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles was popular, with every day flights and hundreds of passengers scheduled for May, June, July, and August.
- American Airlines will proceed to supply flights from Fort Lauderdale to other destinations, with a concentrate on expanding operations from Miami International Airport.
American Airlines will not be connecting the 2 popular destinations of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Cirium data revealed on November 27 that the airline could be cutting all flights connecting the 2 destinations for its summer schedule in 2024.
Adjusting the summer schedule
American Airlines was set to service FLL-LAX as much as once every day throughout the summer of next yr. Nevertheless, Cirium data revealed that the airport removed these flights from its schedule. The airline was set to service this route from May to August.
American Airlines originally scheduled 25 round-trip flights in May, carrying over 10,000 passengers. The airline also scheduled once-daily nonstop services in June and July, carrying around 12,000 passengers each of the 2 months. American Airlines also removed the twelve scheduled round-trip flights in August, which were set to hold nearly 5,000 passengers.
Other services from Fort Lauderdale
American Airlines will fly several other routes from Fort Lauderdale this summer, along with its large existing operations in Miami. The airline currently offers flights to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Dallas-Fort Price International Airport (DFW), Philadelphia International Airport (PHI), and Ronald Reagon Washington National Airport (DCA). The airline also offers seasonal flights to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD).
Still servicing Miami
The recent discontinuation of the route connecting Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles is more than likely attributable to the airline’s increase in operations from Miami International Airport (MIA). The airline announced earlier this summer that it was planning to grow seat capability by 10% this winter. That is consistent with the scheduled 380 peak-day flights and nearly 50 international destinations from Miami. The Vice President of Miami Hub Operations, Juan Carlos Liscano, spoke in regards to the expansion, saying,
“With a greater than 30 year-history at Miami International Airport, American is proud to serve because the hometown airline, providing our customers with an unparalleled network that features unique destinations like Governor’s Harbour, Bahamas; Anguilla; and Sacramento, California. Next winter, we’re proud to proceed to take a position within the undisputed gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean, a real point of pride for our greater than 14,000 locally-based team members.”
The airline recently announced two latest every day services that will operate year-round. The airline began connecting Portland International Airport (PDX) to Miami on November 5. The airline also plans to operate a every day service from Sacramento International Airport (SMF).
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The airline also expanded its winter offerings, which began on November 11 and can run through March 30 of next yr. These services include a once-weekly flight that takes place on Saturdays. The brand new destinations connecting to Miami are Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) in Latest York, Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) in Cedar Rapids, Blue Grass Airport (LEX) in Lexington, Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) in Wichita, and Wilmington International Airport (ILM).
The airline also plans to start a twice-weekly service to Governor’s Harbour Airport (GHB) within the Bahamas starting in February. On each Tuesdays and Saturdays, American Airlines will operate an Embraer E175 aircraft between the 2 destinations. Also in February, American Airlines will begin a twice-weekly service to Ocho Rios. This will likely be the airline’s third Jamaican destination.