American Airelines to Fly from Chicago to Moscow in 2008

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American Airlines, the world’s largest airline and a founding member of the global oneworld Alliance®, will begin nonstop service from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport (DME) on June 2, 2008.

Moscow becomes the fifth major international destination that American has begun from O’Hare since November 2005 when it launched nonstop service to Delhi, India. In April 2006, the airline added a daily nonstop flight to Shanghai, China. On December 13, American will add nonstop service to Buenos Aires, the cultural and financial center of Argentina, and in March 2009 the airline will begin flying from Chicago to Beijing, China.

American also offers as many as five daily nonstop flights during the summer season to London Heathrow, a daily flight to Frankfurt, Germany; Rome; Paris; Brussels, Belgium; and Tokyo. American also offers nonstop daily service to Manchester, England; Dublin, Ireland; Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto in Canada; and Acapulco, Cancun, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco and San Jose del Cabo in Mexico. American Eagle offers nonstop service to Nassau, Bahamas, and Halifax, Canada, from O’Hare.

American plans to fly its Chicago – Moscow service six days a week with its 225-seat, two-class (Business and Coach/Economy) Boeing 767-300 aircraft, featuring 30 Next Generation Business Class seats. Eastbound flights will fly every day except Sunday. Westbound flights will operate every day except Monday.

Here is the tentative schedule for the service:

Flight No.	Departs	Arrives
158	ORD 4:55 p.m.	DME 12:15 p.m. Next Day
159	DME 4:50 p.m	ORD 2:40 p.m. Same Day
Domodedovo is a privately owned and operated airport located about 14 miles southeast of Moscow. It has an integrated domestic and international terminal. A modern freeway, as well as a nonstop train, connects the airport with downtown Moscow.