American Airlines debuts summer 2025 schedule with new routes to Europe

FORT WORTH, Texas — While autumn is on the horizon, American Airlines is gearing up to bring more travelers to Europe next summer with five new routes. As the airline continues to grow its trans-Atlantic service, American will resume flights to Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI), for the first time since 2019 and add new routes to Athens, Greece (ATH); Madrid (MAD); Milan (MXP) and Rome (FCO).

“We look forward to providing customers more ways to visit their favorite destinations in Europe next summer,” said Brian Znotins, American’s Senior Vice President of Network and Schedule Planning. “Resuming service to Edinburgh and adding new routes to other popular destinations across the continent will offer customers convenient access from American’s industry-leading domestic network to all that Europe has to offer.”

Tickets will be available for purchase starting Sept. 9 on aa.com and American’s mobile app.

More new ways to explore Europe

From Philadelphia (PHL), customers will be able to connect from more than 80 destinations across the U.S. to 17 trans-Atlantic destinations, including new service to EDI that will give travelers convenient access to visit the towering castles and stunning natural landscapes of Scotland.

American will expand its schedule to Italy next year with new service from Miami (MIA) to FCO and PHL to MXP. American will serve FCO from six U.S. airports in 2025 — more than any other U.S. airline — and provide customers with the most one-stop itineraries from across the U.S. to experience Italy’s rich history and delectable cuisine.

With new service from Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT), to ATH, American will offer four daily flights to Greece in 2025, providing access to Greece from more U.S. airports than any other airline next summer.

For the first time ever, American will connect its Chicago (ORD) hub with MAD. American offers the most service of any U.S. airline to Spain, and customers will be able to expand their travel horizons with connections on American’s partners to onward destinations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

American is giving customers more time to see the sights

American will offer more than 70 daily departures to more than 20 trans-Atlantic destinations in summer 2025. Launched in 2024, American will bring back flights to Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH); Naples, Italy (NAP); and Nice, France (NCE) for the 2025 summer travel season.

Customers dreaming of visiting iconic landmarks and museums in Paris will have more ways to visit the French capital with the extension of winter seasonal service from MIA into summer. American will also extend operations on three other trans-Atlantic routes to give customers more time to travel to top destinations in Europe.

More premium seats to Asia

For travelers looking to cross the Pacific next summer, American will offer expanded capacity on four routes to Asia. Customers will have more access to Tokyo and beyond with larger aircraft operating on all of American’s flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Los Angeles (LAX) to Japan. And, with codeshare services operated by American’s partners, customers can easily access more than 30 additional destinations across Japan and East Asia with just one stop.