On November 21, American Airlines announced that it will be adding a number of routes from multiple hubs around the United States. These routes are in addition to the several international routes American plans to add in the summer of 2020.

American will add Saturday only service to Martha’s Vineyard, a small vacation island, from its hubs in Charlotte and Philadelphia.

In addition to Martha’s Vineyard, American will also add Saturday only service from Philadelphia to Nantucket, another island off the coast of Massachusetts. American already serves Nantucket from Charlotte, New York, and Washington.

In the Midwest, American is adding Saturday only flights from Philadelphia and Washington D.C. to Traverse City, Michigan. Traverse City is located on Lake Michigan and is a popular destination for golfing and boating during the summer months. These will be American’s 5th and 6th destinations from Traverse City, but only Chicago is served year-round.

All flights will be operated with Embraer E175 aircraft.

An American Eagle Embraer E175

From its hub in Miami, American will add Saturday and Sunday flights to Des Moines, Iowa, and Jackson, Mississippi. Flights to Jackson will be operated by an Envoy Air Embraer E145, while flights to Des Moines will be operated on an Embraer E175.

The last new route from this announcement is service from Portland, Maine to American’s mega-hub in Dallas/Fort-Worth. Like the other flights, this flight will operate on Saturdays only, but with an Airbus A319 aircraft. Passengers will be able to easily connect to any destination across the western United States after stopping in Dallas.

Combined with previous announcements of new flights in summer 2020, American plans to add a total of 20 new routes. These routes include service to Casablanca, Krakow, as well as increased service to Alaska with flights to Fairbanks.

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