Press Release Source: American Airlines, Inc.
American Airlines to Resume Nonstop Service Between New Orleans and New York in February
Monday January 23, 9:00 am ET
Resumption of St. Louis Service, More Flights to Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago and Miami Will Return New Orleans to Near Pre-Katrina Levels this April
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The "Big Easy" to "Big Apple" express is back in business on American Airlines.
Just in time for Mardi Gras, American will resume nonstop service between New Orleans and New York's LaGuardia Airport on Feb. 3, with one round trip flight each day. American will be the only carrier flying nonstop between New Orleans and close-in LaGuardia Airport.
In addition, American will resume mainline nonstop jet service between New Orleans and St. Louis on April 3, replacing one of two daily flights currently being operated by American's regional partner, AmericanConnection®.
Service to both New York and St. Louis will be flown with MD-80 aircraft, configured with 16 first class seats and 120 seats in the main cabin.
Both the New York LaGuardia and St. Louis routes had been flown nonstop by American before Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans area in late August. American operated the first aircraft back into New Orleans shortly after the hurricane subsided, and since then, the airline has been steadily rebuilding its flight levels there, operating a partial schedule of flights to Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago and Miami.
On April 3, American will near its pre-Katrina level of service when -- in addition to the LaGuardia and St. Louis flights mentioned above -- it adds an additional three daily flights to Dallas/Fort Worth, one to Chicago O'Hare, and one to Miami, bringing New Orleans to 15 daily jet departures (versus 16 daily departures pre-Katrina).
"American has been serving New Orleans for more than 25 years, so we're delighted to resume a full schedule of flights to the city," said Dan Garton, American's Executive Vice President of Marketing. "These additional flights reflect our continued commitment to New Orleans and underscore our plans to rebuild service there as demand increases."
Here is the schedule for the New Orleans-New York LaGuardia nonstop service, effective Feb. 3. All times shown are local.
New Orleans to New York LaGuardia
Depart Arrive
1:14 p.m. 4:59 p.m.
New York LaGuardia to New Orleans
Depart Arrive
10:04 a.m. 12:32 p.m.
Here is the schedule for the New Orleans-St. Louis nonstop service, effective April 3. All times shown are local.
New Orleans to St. Louis
Depart Arrive
9:32 a.m. 11:17 a.m.
11:20 a.m. 1:07 p.m.* (Sat/Sun only)
5:55 p.m. 7:48 p.m.*
St. Louis to New Orleans
Depart Arrive
7:10 a.m. 8:50 a.m.
9:05 a.m. 11:01 a.m.* (Sat/Sun only)
3:40 p.m. 5:30 p.m.*
* Denotes flights operated by AmericanConnection®
Here are the nonstop flight levels from New Orleans to Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago and Miami, effective April 3.
Nonstop Flights . New Orleans to ...
Current Effective Apr 3
Dallas/Fort Worth 4 7
Chicago O'Hare 2 3
Miami 2 3
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