Tuesday, August 27, 2024 American Airlines has recently made adjustments to its service between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, California. The carrier, which previously operated redeye flights on this route, has shifted to a schedule featuring only daytime flights. This move came just days after the airline discontinued its flights between SNA and Miami International Airport (MIA), which served as a key gateway to South America and the Caribbean.
With the end of the MIA route, Charlotte now holds the title as the furthest destination American serves from Orange County. Since the start of the year, American has been operating daily flights between SNA and CLT using the Airbus A321neo. These flights originally ran as a continuous turn under a single flight number, AA2209.
The schedule involved departures from Charlotte around 6:45 p.m., arriving in Orange County at approximately 8:15 p.
m. The return leg would leave SNA at 9:15 p.m.
and touch down in Charlotte early the next morning at 4:30 a.m. However, this month saw a slight reduction in frequencies, with adjustments to the flight timings.
According to Cirium, a provider of aviation data and analytics, American is now running near-daily operations, with 30 flights scheduled from CLT to SNA and 29 flights returning. On August 7, the schedule for AA2209 was altered, now covering only the eastbound journey. The flight departs SNA at 7:45 a.
m., arriving in Charlotte ar.