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American Airlines Launches 8 New Routes to the Caribbean & Latin America

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American Airlines Launches 8 New Routes to the Caribbean & Latin America
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American Airlines has announced a massive Caribbean expansion, launching 8 new routes and boosting service on existing ones.

There’s a ton of news to cover — here’s what you need to know!

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American Will Fly 2,300+ Flights to Latin America and the Caribbean This Winter

The biggest takeaway is that American Airlines is adding and increasing flights from many of its hubs, including Charlotte (CLT), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), and Philadelphia (PHL), to destinations in the Caribbean and Latin America.

This is a massive expansion of American’s short-haul, international offerings. And the airline will offer destinations such as La Romana, Dominican Republic (LRM), which will make it the only U.S. carrier to serve the destination with nonstop service.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Image Credit: Ernie Stephens via Pixabay

All told, American says it will offer more than 2,350 weekly flights to the region — here’s a look at the new routes coming this winter:

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Departure Airport

Destination

Start Date

Frequency

Equipment

Charlotte (CLT)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVD)

December 7, 2024

Saturdays only

Boeing 737

Miami (MIA)

La Romana, Dominican Republic (LRM)

December 5, 2024

1x daily

Airbus A319

New York (JFK)

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI)

December 5, 2024

1x daily

Boeing 737

St. Lucia (UVF)

December 7, 2024

Saturdays only

Boeing 737

St. Maarten (SXM)

December 7, 2024

Saturdays only

Airbus A319

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVD)

December 7, 2024

Saturdays only

Boeing 737

Philadelphia (PHL)

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI)

November 9, 2024

Saturdays only

Airbus A321

Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)

December 7, 2024

Saturdays only

Boeing 737

Additionally, American will increase service on more than a dozen routes beginning in December, with the most significant expansions coming to Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW) and Miami. However, other hubs will also see expanded service — here are all the details:

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Departure Airport

Destination

Frequency Change

Start Date

Equipment

Charlotte (CLT)

Antigua (ANU)

Increases to daily service

December 5, 2024

Boeing 737

Chicago (ORD)

Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD)

Increases to 2x daily service for a limited time

December 19, 2024, through January 6, 2025

Boeing 737

Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)

Increases to daily service

December 5, 2024

Boeing 737

Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW)

Comayagua, Honduras (XPL)

Increases to 2x weekly service

December 5, 2024

Boeing 737

Grand Cayman (GCM)

Increases to daily service

December 5, 2024

Boeing 737

Huatulco, Mexico (HUX)

Increases to daily service

December 5, 2024

Embraer E175

Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)

Increases to daily service

December 5, 2024

Boeing 737

Oaxaca, Mexico (OAX)

Increases to 2x daily service

November 5, 2024

Airbus A319 and A320

Zihuatanejo, Mexico (ZIH)

Increases to daily service

December 5, 2024

Embraer E175

Los Angeles (LAX)

Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD)

Increases to 2x daily service for a limited time

December 19, 2024 through January 6, 2025

Airbus A321

Miami (MIA)

Bonaire (BON)

Increases to daily service

December 5, 2024

Boeing 737

Cancun (CUN)

Increases to 6x daily service for a limited time

December 19, 2024, through January 6, 2025

Boeing 737

Ocho Rios, Jamaica (OCJ)

Increases to daily service

December 5, 2024

Embraer E175

Tortola, British Virgin Islands (EIS)

Increases to 5 peak-day flights

December 7, 2024

Embraer E175

Phoenix (PHX)

Cancun (CUN)

Increases to 2x daily service

November 5, 2024

Airbus A321 and Boeing 737

Puerto Vallarta (PVR)

Increases to 3x daily service

November 5, 2024

Boeing 737

Tickets will be available on aa.com beginning May 20, 2024, with cash or American AAdvantage miles.

“Customers will have more reasons to choose American than ever before for nonstop fun in the sun this year,” said Brian Znotins, American’s senior vice president of network and schedule planning. “We are excited to continue growing our network to the region with more flights this winter to the Caribbean and Latin America than any other U.S. carrier ever.”

Bottom Line:

Using American AAdvantage miles is one of the best ways to fly to the Caribbean, thanks to its generous award chart. You can fly to much of the Caribbean starting from 25,000 miles each way — which is a steal!

Final Thoughts

American is making it easier than ever to get to the Caribbean and Latin America by adding several exciting new routes and increasing service on routes it currently serves.

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About Victoria M. Walker

Victoria holds a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from the Howard University School of Communications and is an award-winning journalist, travel reporter, and the founder of the “Carrying On with Victoria M. Walker” newsletter.

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