More ways to Los Angeles and beyond for Alberta travellers

American Airlines starts daily, non-stop service from EIA to LAX

(Edmonton, AB) – American Airlines today expanded its service from Edmonton International Airport with a new, daily non-stop flight to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The new daily non-stop service will operate as an American Eagle flight with a Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft that seats 76 passengers, with 12 First Class seats and 64 Economy seats. The flight will leave Edmonton at 7:25 am and arrive in Los Angeles at 9:49 am. It will leave Los Angeles at 5:45 pm and arrive in Edmonton at 10:01 pm.

“Providing service from Los Angeles to Edmonton strengthens our LAX hub which plays a vital role in our domestic and international network strategy,” said Chuck Schubert, vice president – network and schedule planning. “As we continue work to integrate our two great global networks, we are committed to growing our presence in our hubs to offer customers the most convenient access to the most important global business and leisure destinations.”

“Los Angeles is a key destination, and it’s also a major hub with great connections to other US cities and beyond. Travel to the US from EIA is growing at over 11 per cent so far this year, so we’re very happy to see the world’s largest airline increasing its service and its investment in Edmonton,” says EIA President and CEO, Tom Ruth.

The new flight also opens connections to additional flights with American’s partners that also fly out of Los Angeles, including British Airways, Iberia, Qantas, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific and LAN. American Airlines also offers access to the oneworld^® alliance global network of almost a thousand destinations in more than 150 countries.

This flight marks the second American Airlines service from Edmonton, following the launch of a daily non-stop flight to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in April 2014.