American Airlines is adding capacity and extra flights across the Eastern Caribbean after the region’s airspace reopened, moving to clear backlogs and return customers to their destinations.
The carrier said it has restored its regular schedule as of Sunday, Jan. 4, and layered on nearly 5,000 additional seats by operating extra sections and up-gauging aircraft, including a Boeing 777-300, the largest jet in its fleet. American also has fare caps in place and is offering flexible rebooking under a travel alert as it works through disruptions from the Federal Aviation Administration–mandated closure.
Extra flying on Jan. 4 includes: Miami–Antigua (AA9621/9622); Charlotte–Aruba (AA9605/9607) and Miami–Aruba (AA9618/9616); Bridgetown–Miami (AA9615); Chicago–Curacao (AA9617/9619); Miami–Dominica (AA9630/9631); Charlotte–San Juan (AA9603/9604) and Miami–San Juan (AA9609/9610); Miami–St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (AA9608 inbound and outbound); Chicago–St. Croix (AA1485/AA2205); Miami–St. Maarten (AA9611/9612); and Charlotte–St. Lucia (AA9623/9624).
On Monday, Jan. 5, American plans additional Miami–San Juan lift using a Boeing 777-300 with flights AA9604, AA9605, AA9606 and AA9613.
The airline said that flying and larger aircraft will continue where possible as crews and operations teams work with federal partners to move customers affected by the closure.
