The Bi-County Airport Board and Team AVP are pleased to announce the expansion of air service from American Airlines from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT), Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD).
American will add a 4th daily flight to both Charlotte and Philadelphia effective April 3, 2018. All flights to/from Charlotte will be operated with 76-seat Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft. All flights to/from Philadelphia will be operated with 50-seat Embraer Regional Jet 145 aircraft.
American will begin offer twice daily service between AVP and Chicago O’Hare beginning June 7, 2018. All flights to/from Chicago will be operated with 50-seat Embraer Regional Jet 145 aircraft. The ORD flights will depart AVP at 8:00 AM and 3:15 PM daily. The ORD flights will arrive at AVP at 2:47 PM and 9:45 PM daily.
Carl Beardsley, AVP Executive Director, said, “We are very pleased to see American Airlines continuing to upgrade its services in Northeast Pennsylvania by adding more flights and seats in the market for our area business and leisure air travelers.” Beardsley added, “American’s two daily Chicago flights will complement the two existing United daily flights to Chicago.”
“We are extremely pleased that American is expanding their services in our market,” said Patrick O’Malley, Lackawanna County Commissioner and Chairman of the Bi-County Airport Board. “We are confident that more passengers will continue to utilize AVP for their air travel needs,” added Chairman O’Malley.
With this expansion, American will add over 1,200 daily arrivals and departures at AVP through the summer. Beardsley commented, “That’s an additional 64,000+ seats in our market! We expect American to continue the added service into the future.”
About American Airlines Group
American Airlines and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, DC. American is a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily flights to 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.
About AVP
AVP currently offers travelers approximately thirty daily arrivals and departures, which includes non-stop flights to seven destinations, with one-stop service to hundreds of destinations worldwide. Air service is provided by the following airlines: American (Charlotte, Philadelphia and Chicago O’Hare (effective June 7, 2018)); Delta (Atlanta and Detroit); Regional Sky (Pittsburgh (coming Spring 2018); and United (Chicago-O’Hare and Newark). For more information, call 1-877-2FLYAVP (235-9287) or visit our website at flyAVP.com.