American Airlines has up to 26 daily flights to London Heathrow in summer 2023 (S23). According to OAG data, its previous best was 23 daily, held last summer. The increase is primarily from growing Los Angeles-Heathrow and Charlotte-Heathrow to a maximum of 3 daily apiece and the return of Seattle. It contributes to oneworld having about a 54% share of all Heathrow-US flights, helpful given Virgin is joining SkyTeam and strengthening that alliance's presence.

American to Heathrow

As of January 20th and subject to change, American has 11 routes to the UK's busiest airport. They are summarized as follows by maximum daily departures. All frequencies are the same as in S22 except Los Angeles (3 daily from 2), Charlotte (3 from 2), and the reintroduction of Seattle. American started Seattle to Heathrow in March 2021. It operated until the following March before reappearing at the end of October 2022. It didn't run in S22.

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A day in the life

Looking at American's Heathrow outbound flights for randomly chosen August 13th, the following is all bookable, organized by departure time. Notice the six departures between 09:15 and 10:15:

1. 07:45: AA109, Boston (777-200ER)
2. 08:45: AA51, Dallas Fort Worth (777-300ER)
3. 09:15: AA99, Chicago O'Hare (787-9)
4. 09:30: AA731, Charlotte (777-200ER)
5. 09:35: AA21, Dallas Fort Worth (777-300ER)
6. 09:45: AA173, Raleigh Durham (777-200ER)
7. 10:05: AA729, Philadelphia (787-9)
8. 10:15: AA173, Phoenix (777-200ER)
9. 10:30: AA101, New York JFK (777-300ER)
10. 11:00: AA87, Chicago O'Hare (787-9)
11. 11:15: AA79, Dallas Fort Worth (777-300ER)
12. 11:50: AA137, Los Angeles (777-300ER)
13. 12:15: AA47, Chicago O'Hare (787-9)
14. 12:15: AA733, Charlotte (777-200ER)
15. 12:20: AA105, New York JFK (777-300ER)
16. 12:50: AA39, Miami (777-300ER)
17. 14:05: AA737, Philadelphia (787-9)
18. 14:10: AA155, Seattle (777-200ER)
19. 14:25: AA91, Chicago O'Hare (787-9)
20. 14:35: AA57, Miami (777-200ER)
21. 15:15: AA81, Dallas Fort Worth (777-300ER)
22. 16:55: AA735, Charlotte (777-200ER) ← new
23. 17:00: AA135, Los Angeles (777-300ER)
24. 17:15: AA107, New York JFK (777-300ER)
25. 18:50: AA139, Los Angeles (777-200ER) ← new
26. 19:30: AA141, New York JFK (777-200ER)

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How does American compare?

When writing, American's 26 daily Heathrow departures is against a maximum of 43 daily with BA, 23 with United, 22 with Virgin, 11 with Delta, and three with JetBlue. On the examined August 13th, for example, all carriers have a combined 126 departures to the US.

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  American Airlines

  IATA/ICAO Code:

  AA/AAL

  Airline Type:

  Full Service Carrier

  Hub(s):

  Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Miami International Airport, New York JFK Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

  Year Founded:

  1926

  Alliance:

  oneworld

  CEO:

  Robert Isom

  Country:

  United States

  Airline Group:

  American Airlines Group

  Region:

  North America

  Loyalty Program:

  AAdvantage

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  London Heathrow Airport

  IATA/ICAO Code:

  LHR-EGLL

  Country:

  United Kingdom

  CEO:

  John Holland-Kaye

  Passenger Count :

  19,392,178 (2021)

  Runways :

  09L/27R - 3,902m (12,802ft) | 09R/27L - 3,660m (12,008ft)

  Terminals:

  Terminal 2 | Terminal 3 | Terminal 4 | Terminal 5