American Airlines confirmed its summer 2025 schedule to Europe, announcing five new routes from different U.S. cities. Operations will be carried out on Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and Boeing 777-200(ER) aircraft, configured for 234 and 273 passengers, respectively.
In accordance with the press release, the airline will add these connections between March and July 2025, which will be available during the 2025 summer season. Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Miami (MIA) and Philadelphia (PHL) will have new regular destinations from the United States, and Athens (ATH), Edinburgh (EDI), Madrid (MAD), Milan (MXP) and Rome (FCO) on the European continent.
At the time of publication, as well as the new routes, American plans to operate through summer 2025 the new additions started in summer 2024. The company will maintain flights to Copenhagen (CPH), Naples (NAP) and Nice (NCE).
Chicago – Madrid · March 30th, 2025 (year-round)
American will operate this route with 234-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jets.
Daily
- AA 125 Chicago ORD 22:15 · 13:20+1 MAD Madrid
- AA 126 Madrid MAD 16:35 · 18:50 ORD Chicago
Philadelphia – Edinburgh · May 23rd, 2025 (summer)
The airline will fly on Boeing 787-8s, offering 1,638 seats a week per leg.
Daily
- AA 278 Philadelphia PHL 19:05 · 07:00+1 EDI Edinburgh
- AA 279 Edinburgh EDI 11:35 · 14:00 PHL Philadelphia
Philadelphia – Milan · May 23rd, 2025 (year-round)
According to its website, American Airlines will use 787-8s on this route, which represents more than 7,000 seats per month each way.
Daily
- AA 298 Philadelphia PHL 21:15 · 11:20+1 MXP Milan
- AA 299 Milan MXP 13:35 · 16:40 PHL Philadelphia
Charlotte – Athens · June 5th, 2025 (summer)
In this case, the company will perform these services by Boeing 777-200(ER) seating 273 passengers.
Daily
- AA 326 Charlotte CLT 19:00 · 12:20+1 ATH Athens
- AA 325 Athens ATH 12:00 · 16:30 CLT Charlotte
Miami – Rome · July 5th, 2025 (summer)
American, to operate with 777-200ERs, will provide 1,911 seats a week on each leg.
Daily
Other new developments
- Dallas (DFW) – Barcelona (BCN): daily service begins on March 30th, 2025
- Miami (MIA) – Paris (CDG): daily extends into summer
- Philadelphia (PHL) – Athens (ATH): daily flight starts on March 30th, 2025
- Philadelphia (PHL) – Naples (NAP): daily operation begins on May 5th, 2025
American intends to offer more than 70 daily flights between the US and Europe by summer 2025.
As can be seen through our database, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Dublin, Frankfurt, Lisbon, London LHR, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Naples, Nice, Paris CDG, Rome, Venice and Zurich are part of American’s current schedule in Europe. In terms of markets, the countries with regular operations are Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
American’s routes in the U.S.-Europe market
| City | Weekly flights | Routes | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| London (LHR) | 185 | BOS, CLT, ORD, DFW, LAX, MIA, JFK, PHL, PHX, RDU | 772/773/788/789 |
| Madrid (MAD) | 35 | CLT, DFW, MIA, JFK, PHL | 772/788 |
| Rome (FCO) | 35 | CLT, ORD, DFW, JFK, PHL | 772/773/788/789 |
| Dublin (DUB) | 28 | CLT, ORD, DFW, PHL | 772/788/789 |
| Barcelona (BCN) | 21 | ORD, MIA, PHL | 788 |
| Paris (CDG) | 21 | DFW, JFK, PHL | 772/788 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 14 | DFW, PHL | 788 |
| Venice (VCE) | 14 | ORD, PHL | 788 |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 14 | CLT, DFW | 772 |
| Athens (ATH) | 7 | ORD | 789 |
| Copenhagen (CPH) | 7 | PHL | 788 |
| Lisbon (LIS) | 7 | PHL | 789 |
| Milan (MXP) | 7 | JFK | 772 |
| Munich (MUC) | 7 | CLT | 772 |
| Naples (NAP) | 7 | PHL | 788 |
| Nice (NCE) | 7 | PHL | 789 |
| Zurich (ZRH) | 7 | PHL | 788 |
American Airlines has, at publication time, 416 weekly flights between the United States and Europe, more than 60 daily frequencies per leg.
On the other hand, American will expand its premium seat capacity in the US-Asia market. The main increase will be from Dallas on its routes to Tokyo Haneda, Tokyo Narita and Shanghai Pudong. Los Angeles – Tokyo Haneda will also have a further expansion of capacity.
- Dallas (DFW) – Haneda (HND): daily flight will be performed with Boeing 787-9s
- Dallas (DFW) – Narita (NRT): daily service will operate on Boeing 777-200s
- Dallas (DFW) – Shanghai (PVG): daily flight to be carried out by Boeing 787-9s
- Los Angeles (LAX) – Haneda (HND): twice-daily service will be conducted using Boeing 787-9s
Delhi, Doha, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo (Haneda and Narita) are American Airlines’ destinations in Asia, and Auckland its only route to Oceania.
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Cover photo: Leyla Kohley – JetPhotos (Chicago O’Hare Int’l Airport – KORD).
