As a US legacy carrier, there is no question that American Airlines has a strong presence in the New York metropolitan area. The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier is one of a few airlines that serve all three of the area’s airports – specifically referring to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) as hubs.
The airline has the largest network from the former, but still serves a plethora of routes from the latter. Additionally, American has a robust regional network from LGA. While the airline has hundreds of daily flights from the two airports, it still has a mighty operation from nearby Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).
The airport is undoubtedly dominated by its competitor, United Airlines, but demand has grown for American over the years. Its network grew even more when it combined operations with US Airways in 2015. One of the perks of flying on American to EWR is that the carrier operates out of the airport’s new and state-of-the-art Terminal A, which opened last year.
More than 1,200 flights, serving five destinations The one world Alliance airline’s market share may not take much of a bite out of United’s at EWR, but it still serves more destinations than the third legacy carrier, Delta Air Lines. American serves five destinations from EWR, which are all hubs for the airline: Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Miami Int.