Originally Posted by
scnzzz
And yes, there are some important destinations not on this list. Frankfurt. Dubai. Singapore.
AA does fly to FRA. No US carrier flies to SIN nonstop from the USA (at least as far as I know). There most certainly is a DXB-sized hole in AA's network though.
Originally Posted by
Himeno
Also codeshares with BA into DXB.
DL and UA (ostensibly, the two legacies AA primarily competes with in terms of network size) do have nonstops into DXB from their hubs (ATL and IAD). In my opinion AA will need to begin the route at some point to stay competitive.
DL does not have competition from ATL while UA competes with EK from IAD. EK already flies to LAX, DFW and JFK, so MIA and ORD are the only remaining AA hubs if it wishes to fly to DXB without competing with EK. This was also true of DFW until not too long ago, until EK moved one of the IAH flights to DFW.
I'm still holding out hope that some day AA starts service to DXB. Maybe with the 787s.