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NEW ROUTE FROM MILAN TO NEW YORK |
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American Airlines is adding new service between Italy and the US with the announcement today that it will begin non-stop daily service between Milan, Malpensa (MXP) and New York International Airport (JFK).
The new Milan - New York service begins on May 2, 2008. American already flies daily non-stop service from Rome to Chicago and New York JFK.
American will fly the new route with two-class (Business and Economy) Boeing 767-300 aircraft with 221 seats, including 30 Next Generation Business Class seats. Designed to give passengers more comfort, flexibility and privacy, American's new Business Class features innovative, fully motorized lie-flat seats in a 2-2-2 configuration, a personal in-flight entertainment device with audio and video on demand, state-of-the-art cabin lighting, and sleek, ergonomically-designed overhead bins.
At New York JFK, passengers can conveniently connect to around 40 destinations across the Americas and the Caribbean served by American. The airline's new $1.3 billion terminal JFK, features a new U.S. Customs and Immigration facility which can handle 1,600 customers per hour, and a new 11,200 square foot Admirals Club and international First Class Flagship Lounge in the international concourse all designed to provide features that make international travel more pleasant.
"These new routes further demonstrate American's commitment to the Italian market," said Craig Kreeger, American's Senior Vice President - International. "This new service from Milan builds on our successful services from Rome and will greatly benefit customers in Northern Italy wishing to travel to New York or to the many destinations across the Americas and Caribbean which they can connect to at our new JFK terminal."
Provisional schedules for the new route is as follows:
From Milan (MXP) to New York JFK
Effective May 2, 2008 |
| Flight No. |
Departs |
Arrives |
| AA199 |
10:35 am |
1:40 pm |
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From New York JFK to Milan
Effective May 1, 2008 |
| Flight No. |
Departs |
Arrives |
| AA198 |
5:45 pm |
08:10 am
(following day) |
American also announced today that from May next year it will begin service to New York JFK from Barcelona, Spain, and will launch a second daily flight from London Stansted Airport to JFK commencing April, 2008. American's initial new service between Stansted and JFK begins in October, 2007. American already operates transatlantic services to New York JFK from London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Brussels, Rome and Zurich.
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