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American Airlines increases availability for winter international trips from CLT

American Airlines American Airlines Group Inc. operates the hub mentioned by Bost, accounting for 88% of CLT’s traffic. The airline has 13,500 employees here. (Charlotte Business Journal.)

CHARLOTTE — If you’re looking to get far away from Charlotte for a trip this winter, you might have better luck than you did last year.

American Airlines says there are nearly 40% more international seats available on trips from Charlotte Douglas International Airport compared to last winter.

AA has 32 international destinations from Charlotte, and the carrier expanded its service to Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America.

This year, the following changes are being made to these routes:

  • Belize City, Belize (BZE) Expanded to daily service
  • Cancun, Mexico (CUN) Increased to five daily flights
  • Curaçao (CUR) Expanded to daily service
  • Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR) Expanded to daily service
  • Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD) Expanded to daily service
  • Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) Increased to four daily flights
  • Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (POP) Expanded to daily service
  • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ) Increased to four daily flights
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) Increased to four daily flights
  • St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (STX) Expanded to daily service

You can see AA’s flights from Charlotte at this link.

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