American Airlines commenced a total of 12 new routes between the 17 and 19 of December

Of the 12, eight will face direct competition according to OAG Schedules Analyser data, with four of city pairs facing more than one incumbent carrier

Apart from the oneworld member’s new service between Los Angeles (LAX) and Sydney (SYD), a route which is 12,056-kilometres in length, the average sector of the remaining 11 routes is 2,433 kilometres and are all connections on the North American continent

Only five of the new 12 airport pairs are US domestic services.

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