AMR Corp’s American Airlines, moving to gain more business travellers by expanding its services from Los Angeles by adding flights to nine cities this year. The new cities to be served in this summer with flights from Los Angeles include Pittsburg, Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis and Hartford, Connecticut. Through agreement with feeder carriers, American will also add flights to Bentonville, Arkansas and Oregon cities of Eugene and Redmond.
In the words of Virasb Vahidia, American chief commercial officer, these destinations are selected on the basis of a dialogue with customers and understanding their travelling patterns. These new flights would also bring new passengers to members of the oneworld global airline alliance. Other oneworld member airlines such as Japan Airlines, Qantas, Cathy Pacific and BA also operate in Los Angeles.
At Los Angeles International Airport, or LAX , American is second in passenger market share with 16.3 percent, behind United Continental’s 17.6 percent share , according to data collected between January 2013 through February 2013. With the proposed merger of American and US Airways, the New American would overtake the United at LAX with a market share of more than 19 percent.
Rivals are also expanding in Los Angeles. Delta which has a 12.3 percent passenger share at Lax also plans to increase its service at airport by adding flights to Boston, Seattle and Nashville, Tennessee. Los Angeles is one of the key hubs that American is counting on to drive growth. The others are Dallas/Fort Worth, New York, Miami and Chicago.’
In the words of Virasb Vahidia, American chief commercial officer, these destinations are selected on the basis of a dialogue with customers and understanding their travelling patterns. These new flights would also bring new passengers to members of the oneworld global airline alliance. Other oneworld member airlines such as Japan Airlines, Qantas, Cathy Pacific and BA also operate in Los Angeles.
At Los Angeles International Airport, or LAX , American is second in passenger market share with 16.3 percent, behind United Continental’s 17.6 percent share , according to data collected between January 2013 through February 2013. With the proposed merger of American and US Airways, the New American would overtake the United at LAX with a market share of more than 19 percent.
Rivals are also expanding in Los Angeles. Delta which has a 12.3 percent passenger share at Lax also plans to increase its service at airport by adding flights to Boston, Seattle and Nashville, Tennessee. Los Angeles is one of the key hubs that American is counting on to drive growth. The others are Dallas/Fort Worth, New York, Miami and Chicago.’
