American Airlines and American Eagle Airlines Increase, Upgrade Service in Raleigh/Durham

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines and its regional affiliate American Eagle will add new round-trip service from Raleigh/Durham to three new markets and upgrade two others to mainline service.

Beginning May 1, 2007, American Eagle will operate two daily nonstop flights each to Louisville, Ky.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Kansas City, Mo., using 37-seat and 44-seat Embraer jets.

"American Eagle is pleased to add new markets for the benefit of our loyal business and leisure travelers in Raleigh/Durham," said American Eagle President and CEO Peter Bowler. "When the new flights are in place, American and its regional partners will have 67 daily flights at Raleigh/Durham to 16 different destinations, the most of any carrier."

In addition, on April 10, American will add one daily nonstop flight from Raleigh/Durham to New York LaGuardia using an MD80 aircraft, with American Eagle keeping eight flights between the two airports. Also, American will operate MD80 aircraft to replace American Eagle on the Raleigh/Durham to Austin, Texas, route.

"American Airlines and American Eagle have had a long commitment to Raleigh/Durham, including American's daily nonstop service from there to London," said David Cush, American Airlines Senior Vice President of Global Sales. "The increase in demand on the LaGuardia and Austin routes is a good example of how our regional network can build demand that can be upgraded to mainline jet service."

The schedule for the new routes is as follows (all times local): Raleigh/Durham to Jacksonville (RDU-JAX) Flight Departs Arrives Days 4517 7:00 a.m. 8:35 a.m. Daily 4690 7:15 p.m. 8:50 p.m. Daily Jacksonville to Raleigh/Durham (JAX-RDU) Flight Departs Arrives Days 4691 6:20 a.m. 7:45 a.m. Daily 4518 6:55 p.m. 8:20 p.m. Daily Raleigh/Durham to Kansas City (RDU-MCI) Flight Departs Arrives Days 4692 7:20 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Daily 4694 2:35 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Daily Kansas City to Raleigh/Durham (MCI-RDU) Flight Departs Arrives Days 4693 9:25 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Daily 4695 4:45 p.m. 8:10 p.m. Daily Raleigh/Durham to Louisville (RDU-SDF) Flight Departs Arrives Days 4541 8:50 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Daily 4546 3:35 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Daily Louisville to Raleigh/Durham (SDF-RDU) Flight Departs Arrives Days 4542 10:55 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Daily 4549 5:40 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Daily American Airlines is a founding member of the global oneworld(R) Alliance. About American Airlines

American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 600 destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation .

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About American Eagle

American Eagle operates more than 1,800 daily flights to more than 160 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 600 destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation . AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc.

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