American revealed the next destination for its flagship Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a schedule update over the weekend.
New York to Paris route will be upgraded in Summer 2022.
American will be flying a Boeing 777 between New York and Paris this summer. Between March 27 and August 16, 2022, the flight is expected to be operated by this aircraft. The flight operates on a schedule.
The flight from New York to Paris arrives in Paris at 6:55AM.
AA45 Paris to New York arrives at 1:45PM.
The flight is blocked at 7hr10min in the east and 8hr20min in the west. The route is scheduled to be operated by a Boeing plane before and after this change.
What is different about the two aircraft? The capacity of the 777-300ER is higher, but also more premium-laden.
There are eight first class seats in the 777-300ER.
There are only 37 business class seats in the 777-200ER.
A lot more premium capacity should mean more upgrades.
First class will be offered to Paris.
The route from Miami to Paris has been suspended.
The carrier is cutting Paris flights out of other airports while adding New York to Paris.
The Miami to Paris route will be suspended from March 27 to October 29, 2022,
The second daily flight from Dallas to Paris will be suspended in the summer of 2022.
The Miami to Paris route has been operating continuously for many years. The route is being suspended during the peak summer travel period, which is counterintuitive. This route doesn't perform as well as other trans-Atlantic routes in summer because of American's shortage of 787s and 777s.
The Miami to Paris route is being suspended.
The schedule change in Paris is interesting.
Why do I find a slight aircraft upgrade on the New York to Paris route so interesting? It more broadly reflects a trend at American.
Thanks to its partnership with JetBlue, American is going all-in on New York when it comes to long haul flying.
American has a partnership with JetBlue, which makes filling planes on trans-Atlantic flights easy.
Dallas and Miami are seeing cuts to Paris service, while New York sees an increase, as American is changing its strategy with New York.
In the summer of 2022, American will fly to Delhi, Doha, London, and Paris, which is more capacity than we have seen at the airport in the past.
Hong Kong used to get two daily flights of the Boeing 757, but with Hong Kong closed, these planes are being put on other routes.
Next summer, New York will see a lot of American planes.
The bottom line.
The New York to Paris route will be upgraded to a Boeing 777 in the summer of 2022. Next summer, American will fly the 777-300ER from New York to Delhi, Doha, London, and Paris. At a time when American is cutting Paris capacity out of Dallas and Miami, this all comes at a time.
The number of premium seats on the New York to Paris route should make for good upgrades next summer.
What do you think about American changing their schedule on Paris flights?
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