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

Updated: July 16, 2024, 2:43pm CDT

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

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

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. 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
Philadelphia (PHL)	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
Chicago (ORD)	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
Phoenix (PHX)	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.

Featured Image Credit: Katie Seemann

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