American Airlines is adding a new domestic city to its route map.
The Fort Worth-based airline announced Thursday that it will open an offsite station in Provo, Utah, on October 7. American regional affiliate SkyWest Airlines will fly three flights. daily to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) on a CRJ-700 regional jet; it has nine first class seats, 12 extra legroom flights in Main Cabin Extra and 44 standard economy seats.
The airline will connect Provo to its two major hubs in the United States. The airline will fly two daily flights to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and one daily flight to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). American’s new service will operate year-round.
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These new flights will be available for sale starting April 22, and you’ll find flight schedule details below this story.
“This new year-round service will provide convenient connections to destinations across the United States and the world on our comprehensive global network,” said Joe Sottile, director of domestic network planning. giving locals more ways to visit the places they want to visit most.” , said in a statement about the move.
The addition of the Provo service is consistent with American’s recent strategy investment in domestic connection. At its recent investor day last month, chief commercial officer Vasu Raja explained that American is looking to grow in smaller US markets. Explaining how small cities contribute to American’s bottom line, Raja said: “There’s a large base of high-value, high-growth customers whose air travel needs are simple. simply wasn’t met. That’s when American Airlines appeared.”
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The theory is that passengers in smaller cities will choose to fly with American over its competitors because of American’s global connectivity connecting to 350 destinations in more than 60 countries.
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Provo, about 50 miles south of downtown Salt Lake City, had never before been served by a major carrier. For many years, the city was the base of operations for ultra-low-cost airline Allegiant Air, which currently operates from Provo to 11 destinations, including Austin, Chicago and Phoenix, on Cirium schedules.
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In 2022, new startup airline Breeze Airways, headquartered in the southern suburbs of Salt Lake City, launches service for Provo with service to three destinations: Las Vegas, Phoenix and San Francisco. The airline has since cut service to Las Vegas but added flights to Dallas-Fort Worth and Orange County, California.
For its part, American will take on these two incumbents on its new routes. Breeze has announced flights between Dallas-Fort Worth and Provo, and both Allegiant and Breeze fly to Phoenix.
The additional competition will help lower ticket prices on these nonstop flights and will give Provo-based locals new connection options across the country and world.
American’s new Provo flights
| Source | Destination | Departure time (local time) | Arrival time (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW | PVU | 10:35 am | 12:21 p.m |
| DFW | PVU | 7:20 p.m | 9:06 p.m |
| PHX | PVU | 12:15 p.m | 2:58 p.m |
| PVU | DFW | 5:20 am | 9:10 am |
| PVU | DFW | 12:51 p.m | 4:41 p.m |
| PVU | PHX | 3:28 p.m | 4:23 p.m |
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