American ready for historic Dubrovnik service
American Airlines has said it is prepared for the launch of its new Philadelphia - Dubrovnik service this Friday which will mark the resumption of nonstop flights between the United States and Croatia after 28 years. In a statement, the world's largest carrier told EX-YU Aviation News, "American Airlines is very pleased with the bookings for our new flight between Dubrovnik and Philadelphia. While it is performing in line with our expectations, it is too early for us to comment on our 2020 summer schedule as that planning process is still being done". The inaugural flight from Philadelphia to Dubrovnik will see good loads with several vacant seats currently available in business and economy class. Flights will be operated by the 209-seat Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.
American Airlines will maintain three weekly services between the two cities from June until September. During September, the number of operations will increase to four per week until the flying season comes to a close at the end of the month. "We constantly evaluate our network to ensure we are maximising our fleet, while matching customer demand. It was a result of this process that we were able to add the fourth weekly frequency in September", American said. It added, “The summer of 2019 represents a major strategic overhaul in our transatlantic network. In terms of [available seat miles] and seats, we are growing more than our competitors, due to drivers such as increased departures, stage length and gauge increase". American Airlines' Vice President of Philadelphia Hub Operations. Jim Moses, said, "Dubrovnik has been a place of interest for several years. It has grown in popularity among US travellers, but remained unserved by US airlines. American Airlines saw an opportunity to fill that gap".
The new service will benefit from a joint promotional and marketing campaign which will be undertaken by the Croatian National Tourist Board. Its General Manager, Kristjan Stančić, said, "By cooperating with airlines through our program of strategic promotional campaigns on key markets, we position Croatia as an attractive and well connected year-round destination. We are particularly excited about the new intercontinental service between Philadelphia and Dubrocnik which will link us with the US market for the first time in almost thirty years". The Tourist Board has earmarked a budget of around 5.3 million euros this year for all joint marketing activities.
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