22nd September 2009

New service between Manchester Airport and New York.

American Airlines today announced it is adding a new service for passengers travelling between Manchester Airport and New York. The new non-stop daily summer seasonal service is scheduled until September 2010. If using this service to New York and you are planning on using an hotel before your flight we recommend an Manchester airport hotel parking package which will save on booking your hotel and parking separately. If you have no need of an hotel stopover book secure Safer Park Mark Airport Parking Manchester from Flypark.

The new flight will complement American Airlines' existing year-round non-stop service from Manchester to Chicago  which operates up to seven times a week. In addition to services from the north of England, American also has a large operation from London's Heathrow with direct services to Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Raleigh/Durham, Boston, Miami, New York  and Chicago .

This will be the second  scheduled service between Manchester and the USA , alongside  the Chicago service which has been in operation for more than 20 years.The  new service to New York should prove equally popular providing a great connection not only to one of the world's most exciting cities but also to the many destinations served from there to the rest of the USA.

The service to New York JFK offers convenient connections across their US network including Boston, Miami, Orlando, Dallas, Los Angeles and San Diego. All of these destinations have significant demand from the North West region giving passengers an alternative oneworld partner to these markets. New York itself has significant business links with the region across many sectors and continues to be a popular leisure destination."

American will fly the new route with two-class (Business and Economy) Boeing 757-200 aircraft reconfigured for international operations. The service will offer a total of 182 seats, including 16 lie-flat Business Class seats.

In Business Class, passengers will benefit from American's innovative fully motorised lie-flat seats in a 2-2 configuration. The seats provide ultimate flexibility and passenger comfort, complete with drop down armrests, the ability to track forward 10 inches, interlocking tray tables and in-seat audio and video on demand.

In economy, passengers will experience American's newly-designed seat which heightens comfort by providing increased knee room. With its unique cradling motion that better distributes weight, the recline angle of the seat back is similarly improved to give increased customer comfort. The cabin has LCD screens which can check the quality of in flight screen entertainment.

On arrival at New York JFK, customers will experience American's dedicated $1.3 billion terminal which opened two years ago in 2007. Featuring two Admirals Club lounges and a US Customs and Immigration facility which can handle 1,600 customers per hour, the terminal is the largest single-airline terminal at JFK and is designed to streamline passengers' travel experiences through the airport