AMERICAN AIRLINES UPGRADES AIRCRAFT FLYING BETWEEN CINCINNATI AND DALLAS/FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines is upgrading aircraft at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) to include increased seating capacity for direct flights to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
American will operate two of the four daily flights between CVG and DFW with mainline MD-80 aircraft, which seat 140 passengers. The other two daily flights will be services using the Embraer 175, which seats 76 passengers. These upgrades will add 52 more seats per day in CVG. The larger aircraft offers customers the choice of First Class seats, Main Cabin Extra seats with more legroom and Wi-Fi on select aircraft.
With this upgraded schedule, American will now serve 8 destinations from CVG with 33 peak-day flights. American is investing $3 billion in the customer experience adding more all-aisle access; fully lie-flat seats; international Wi-Fi; more in-flight entertainment options and power outlets; and improved food and beverage offerings.
“We are delighted that American is upgrading their service between CVG and Dallas/Fort Worth,” said Candace McGraw, chief executive officer, CVG. “Introducing the larger mainline MD-80 aircraft along with increased use of the Embraer E-175 will increase their capacity on the route by more than 35 percent this summer travel season.”
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American Airlines and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. American is a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily flights to 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.