American Airlines to offer non-stop flights to Miami

Boeing delivers its 1,000th 757-200 to American Airlines on Feb. 14, 2002. Boeing delivers its 1,000th 757-200 to American Airlines on Feb. 14, 2002. Photo: PHIL H.WEBBER, Phil H. Webber/seattlepi.com File Photo: PHIL H.WEBBER, Phil H. Webber/seattlepi.com File Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close American Airlines to offer non-stop flights to Miami 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

American Airlines will start non-stop flights between Seattle and Miami June 14, it announced Thursday.

"We are very excited to be launching this new route for our Seattle-Tacoma and Miami passengers," Chuck Schubert, American's vice president of Network Planning, said in a news release. "By using this new flight, Seattle-Tacoma customers will be able to easily enjoy the beaches of South Florida and make convenient connections to other American and American Eagle flights to the Caribbean, Central and South America, as well as the Bahamas."

A flight will leave Seattle each evening at 9:25 p.m. and arrive in Miami at 6:25 the next morning, allowing for those connections Schubert mentioned. The return flight will leave Miami at 8:25 p.m., arriving at 11:45 p.m. (all times local).

American plans to use Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 22 First Class seats and 166 Main Cabin seats.

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines currently nonstop service between Seattle and Miami and is a codeshare partner with American, meaning American can sell tickets on Alaska flights. But Alaska announced in February that it would end the Seattle-Miami route with the start of new service to Fort Lauderdale on July 16. The new American service won't be part of its codeshare with Alaska, meaning people won't be able to buy tickets on it through Alaska, although passengers will be able to put the flights on their Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan.

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