On May 21st, American Airlines launched 4 new routes to unlock even more access between the U.S. and Europe with new non-stop service to Budapest, Hungary (BUD) and Prague (PRG) from Philadelphia (PHL), and to Athens, Greece (ATH), and Zurich (ZRH) from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).
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The inaugural flights took off with fanfare, coinciding with the first day of American’s highly anticipated record-breaking summer travel season and strengthening American’s European network with up to 70 daily flights from the U.S.
With new service to BUD and PRG, American introduces two brand-new destinations to its global network. Daily seasonal service from PHL to BUD and PRG operates with American’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. New service from DFW to ATH and ZRH operates with a mix of Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.
Philadelphia
Summer 2026 marks the first peak travel period with American’s new-and-improved PHL schedule, built for smoother, more reliable journeys and stronger customer connections. The new schedule spreads flights more evenly throughout the day, expanding from six to seven “banks,” or coordinated waves of arrivals and departures — improving flow across the airport from parking, check-in, security and in the terminals.
The investment is already showing strong early results, with improvements in on-time performance and customer connections while bolstering the airline’s best-ever systemwide baggage handling.
This summer, American’s PHL hub offers customers nonstop service to more than 120 destinations worldwide, including 19 destinations across the Atlantic. The airline also recently launched direct service from PHL to Santiago, Dominican Republic (STI).
Dallas
ATH and ZRH join more than 230 other nonstop destinations accessible from DFW, American’s largest and most connected hub — a hub that plays a crucial role in delivering for customers across American’s global operation this summer.
DFW also recently transformed its schedule, introducing a new 13-bank schedule that more evenly distributes the airline’s more than 930 peak daily departures throughout the day at DFW. In just the first two months since implementing the strategy, the new schedule is already showcasing its benefits to customers at DFW and across the airline by minimizing delays, improving customer connections, reducing gate changes and delivering even better baggage handling performance — which are all contributing to the noticeable increase in customer satisfaction.
In addition to the new international routes launched on May 21st, American has also added more access to Europe from other hubs, including new non-stop service from Miami (MIA) to Milan (MXP), as well as New York (JFK) to Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI).
