After just 18 months, American is cutting back on one of its newest international destinations
The American Airlines route map is losing an interesting point.
Over the weekend, the Fort Worth-based carrier submitted plans to discontinue service to Paramaribo, Suriname, effective March 1, 2023, as first seen in Cirium’s schedule and following. That was confirmed by an airline spokesman.
The American had previously planned to continue flying to the country’s Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) from Miami on a year-round basis with daily flights in the summer and five weekly flights in the winter. . American operates a 128-seat Airbus A319 in this market.
In a statement confirming the move, an airline spokesperson shared that the decision to discontinue service was made after the route fell short of expectations. A spokesperson said: “Due to low demand, American Airlines has made the difficult decision to discontinue service to Paramaribo, Suriname, effective March 1. We will proactively contact those customers. is expected to go after this date to come up with alternative arrangements.”
American added service to Suriname in September 2021, as part of the plan major expansion focuses on Miami during the pandemic. The airline wants to strengthen one of its “core” hubs and it did it with new service from Miami to Suriname, Tel Aviv, Dominican Republic and other new and expanded domestic routes.
Moreover, the center of Miami of America is the airline’s gateway to Latin America. Adding Suriname to its list of destinations from Miami strengthens the airline’s strength in the region and gives many travelers a reason to choose American.
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That’s especially true because it has historically been quite difficult to get to Suriname directly from the United States. South America’s flag carrier, Surinam Airways, is the only airline connecting the two countries with non-stop flights, but its services only operate about once a week from Miami, according to Cirium’s schedule. . Its current service from Miami operates to Suriname via just one stop in Guyana or Aruba.
Currently, Surinam Airways is not planning any non-stop flights from the United States to Suriname, so travelers will now need to connect or take one-stop flights operating on the triangulation to get there. this South American country.
