Since resuming service in the Eastern Caribbean on Sunday, Jan. 4, American continues to lead the industry’s recovery in the region, adding more seats and flights than any other carrier. To add as much lift as possible — to take care of as many customers as possible — the airline has now added more than 8,000 additional seats since Sunday on more than 50 extra flights — further boosting capacity and expanding access for impacted customers affected by the FAA-mandated airspace closure.

American’s support of Eastern Caribbean recovery

Jan. 4

• Extra flights and larger aircraft: American operated 23 extra flights to and from the region in addition to regular service and upgraded aircraft to provide even more seats.

Jan. 5

• Extra flights: American operated 22 extra flights to and from the region.
• Interisland service: This included interisland service operated by American’s wholly owned regional carrier Envoy Air. For the first time in more than a decade, the airline connected Anguilla Wallblake, Anguilla (AXA), and Beef Island, British Virgin Islands (EIS), to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU), to provide more customers with access to the extra sections scheduled between SJU and Miami (MIA).
• The largest aircraft: American operated extra flights on the airline’s largest aircraft — a Boeing 777-300.

Jan. 6

• Extra flights: American added seven more flights operating between MIA and AXA, EIS and Dominica (DOM), including:

Antigua, Antigua (ANU)

• AA9605 (ANU-MIA)
• AA9630 (MIA-AXA)
• AA9630 (AXA-MIA)
• AA9631 (DOM-MIA)
• AA9631 (MIA-DOM)
• AA9632 (MIA-EIS)
• AA9632 (EIS-MIA)
• Larger aircraft: The airline continues to upgrade to larger aircraft to add even more seats in the region.