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American Airelines Launches New Flights from New York JFK to London Stanted

New Route Offers More Choices for Customers

 

On Sunday October 28, American Airlines, the world’s largest airline and a founding member of the global oneworld® alliance, inaugurated its new nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and London’s Stansted Airport (STN).   The flight will be the only transatlantic service between New York and Stansted to offer both Business and Economy class seats.  

In April 2008, American will add a second daily frequency giving passengers the choice of an early or late evening departure from New York to Stansted and a morning or late afternoon departure from Stansted to New York.
The new flights will operate using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft with 225 seats, including 30 Business Class seats and 195 seats in the Economy cabin. The flights feature American’s new Business Class seats, designed to give customers more comfort, flexibility and privacy. The fully motorized lie-flat seats, in a 2-2-2 configuration, offer a personal inflight entertainment device with audio and video on demand, state-of-the-art cabin lighting, and sleek, ergonomically-designed overhead bins to enhance the travel experience for the business customer. 

American dedicated the final phase of its new $1.3 billion terminal at New York JFK airport at the end of August. With capacity for 12.8 million passengers every year and with more than 1.58 million square feet, the new terminal offers the industry’s premier international arrival and departure facilities, including two new Admirals Clubs and a new Flagship Lounge.  From JFK, passengers can conveniently connect to more than 40 destinations across the Americas and the Caribbean on American’s extensive network.

At Stansted, American is set to begin the construction of the American Airlines Business Lounge in Satellite Two. Scheduled for completion in Spring 2008 with seating capacity for 48 people, the lounge will feature amenities including a self-service bar, cyber cafe, wireless and wired Internet access, restrooms, and two shower rooms.  Passengers will be able to board their flights directly from the Business Lounge.

Just 46 minutes from Liverpool Street in central London by the fast and frequent Stansted Express rail service, Stansted airport has become increasingly popular with business travelers based in, or traveling to, the City of London or Canary Wharf areas.

Schedules for American’s new route are as follows:

Effective 28 October, 2007

 

From New York JFK to London STN			London STN to New York JFK
Flight No.	Departs JFK	Arrives STN	Flight No.	Departs STN	Arrives JFK
AA124	7:45 p.m.	*8:00 a.m. (next day)	AA 125	*10:15 a.m.	1:15 p.m
AA128	9:45 p.m.	9:45 a.m. (next day)	AA129	6:00 p.m.	8:50 p.m.
*Flight AA124 arrives at 7 am and Flight AA125 departs at 9:15 pm this week only as  clocks will be changing in the UK due to the end of Daylight Saving Time there. Effective April 7, 2008