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  • AMERICAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW MIAMI – CHETUMAL DIRECT FLIGHT

    AMERICAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW MIAMI – CHETUMAL DIRECT FLIGHT

    Chetumal, QRoo., (July 05, 2021).- New possibilities open up for Quintana Roo: American Airlines announced new connections with Latin America, highlighting that Chetumal will have a direct flight with Miami, Florida. The new route between Miami and the capital of Quintana Roo will begin operating as of next December.

    The other new destination will be the Island of San Andrés, in Colombia.

    The airline also announced new connections between Miami and these destinations within the United States: Albany, New York; Burlington, Vermont; Madison, Wisconsin; and Syracuse, New York. Plus Salt Lake City from December to April and Tulsa, Oklahoma, starting in November.

    “With more than 30 years of service, American Airlines is and will always be Miami’s local airline,” said Juan Carlos Liscano, vice president of the Miami HUB.

    “The new service to Chetumal and other domestic destinations this coming winters are an example of our commitment to the economic development of our community, while it continues to grow and diversify.”

    Juan Carlos Liscano

    Last December, the Chetumal International Airport doubled its air connectivity with the center of the country with the reactivation of operations by a third airline. Of nine flights that this airport used to have per week, now it will have 16.

    Juan Carlos Liscano stressed that this new international connection strengthens the connectivity of Chetumal with the rest of the world and with this reactivation the arrival of more flights to Quintana Roo is achieved, bringing and taking foreign and national tourism in and out of the state. 

    Source: Sipse

  • AMERICAN AIRLINES TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS TO 15 U.S. CITIES DESPITE BILLION-DOLLAR BAILOUT

    AMERICAN AIRLINES TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS TO 15 U.S. CITIES DESPITE BILLION-DOLLAR BAILOUT

    Congress has been weighing for weeks whether to grant airlines another $25 billion in payroll assistance.

    By Reuters

    American Airlines said Thursday it plans to suspend flights to 15 U.S. airports in October as travel demand remains low as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

    Congress has been weighing for weeks whether to grant airlines another $25 billion in payroll assistance that would keep tens of thousands of airline workers on the job for another six months and extend minimum service requirements.

    American said it will cancel just over 700 flights in October to and from those 15 airports but warned it could make additional cuts or could reconsider if Congress provides additional assistance.

    «This is the first step as American continues to evaluate its network and plans for additional schedule changes in the coming weeks,» the airline said.

    The debate over airline assistance has been stalled as Congress has struggled to reach agreement on a broader coronavirus assistance package.

    Some lawmakers think Congress and the White House may not reach a deal until September.

    Major U.S. airlines that received portions of $25 billion in payroll assistance were required by the U.S. Transportation Department to maintain minimum flights through Sept. 30, but the government could opt to extend those requirements. American received $5.8 billion in payroll assistance.

    Several airlines have been privately warning lawmakers they would be forced to suspend service to some smaller airports without assistance.

    American will halt flights to Del Rio, Texas; Dubuque, Iowa; Florence, South Carolina; Greenville, North Carolina; Huntington, West Virginia; Joplin, Missouri; Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Michigan; Lake Charles, Louisiana; New Haven, Connecticut; New Windsor, New York; Roswell, New Mexico; Sioux City, Iowa; Springfield, Illinois; Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Williamsport, Pennsylvania starting Oct. 7.

    Travel and transportation sectors, including hotels, restaurants, performance venues, public transit and passenger railroad Amtrak, are seeking significant government assistance.

    The U.S. Travel Association said Wednesday that travel «businesses and workers cannot wait until September or until after the election. Congress must come together immediately to pass meaningful legislation.»


    Reuters