AA has been growing its network from MIA
When speaking about the new flights in a statement seen by the Miami Herald newspaper, American Airlines president of MIA hub operations, Juan Carlos Liscano, said:
“We have been strategically growing our route network to give customers more choices to new destinations, better meeting the demand for travel to Miami, the Caribbean, and Latin America.”
The move to offer flights to Dominica and Anguilla follows an American Airlines statement announcing new flights from MIA to San Andres Island, Colombia, and Chetumal, Mexico. The Texas-based airline was also planning on flying from Miami to Paramaribo, Suriname starting this month, but it has now been delayed until September according to the reports published in simpleflying.com.
International travel from MIA is still down
When speaking in an American Airlines statement about the airline’s new routes from Miami, MIA Interim Director Ralph Cutie said:
“I deeply appreciate the commitment by American Airlines to further expand its presence in Miami-Dade County with even more routes and increased flights coming soon to Miami International Airport. Our County’s tourism industry has almost fully returned to pre-pandemic levels, and that is largely due to American Airlines’ unwavering service to our community as our busiest airline partner.”
Despite an increase in people flying, international travel from MIA is still down from 2019 levels. According to the Miami Herald, during May, MIA saw 1,090,347 people taking international flights, which is down 40% on 2019 levels.
