Date: March 3rd, 2021
ORANJESTAD – 50 years ago, today on March 3, 1971 American Airlines launched its first ever service to Aruba when it started flights between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix (AUA Airport).
The airline expanded greatly from the 1970s to the ’90s, developing from a basically domestic American airline into an international carrier reaching the Caribbean, South America, Europe, and the Pacific, largely by buying routes of other airlines. In 2001 it acquired the American carrier Trans World Airlines, Inc. Throughout 50 proud years of distinguished service to Aruba, American Airlines has been known for its distinctive service which emphasizes timeless values and has maintained a strong foothold in the market, despite intense competition, built solely on the foundations of partnership, dedication, service, and hospitality.
As American resets its international network for future growth, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) will be the airline’s major trans-Pacific hub while MIA will continue to be the preeminent hub for flights to the Caribbean and Latin America. Once government restrictions on trans-Atlantic flying subside, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) will continue to be American’s primary hub for service to Europe.
Today American Airlines is the largest airline to serve Aruba by total number of passengers carried. The airline currently operates to five out of ten hubs, including gateways Miami, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas and La Guardia, New York.
“Looking back on our history, we are proud to see how far — both literally and figuratively - we have come. We are celebrating this success with AUA Airport and our devoted staff because they are the ones who make the company what it is today,” said Mr. Nelson Cortes, Country Manager for Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. “American Airlines will continue to focus on exceeding customer satisfaction and will look forward to the future with optimism.”
AUA Airport’s Air Service Development Manager Mrs. Jo-Anne Meaux-Arends congratulated the Aruba based team and expressed AUA Airport’s gratitude to American Airlines as a strategic partner in growing our international network and major asset to the development of the tourism industry. “We are pleased that we’ve reached this important milestone and we look forward to a very bright future ahead of us.”
About AUA Airport
AUA Airport is one of the busiest airports in the Caribbean region, with 17 different airlines operating into Aruba contributing in processing over 2.5 million passengers per year and providing air service to 20 destinations worldwide. AUA Airport is operationally solid where over 90% of all visitors are leisure guests: 80% from the United States & Canada, 7% from Latin America, 10% from Europe, and 3% from Dutch Caribbean, year to date, January 2021. AUA Airport attributes this to the island’s stable economic and political climate, hospitable and multilingual population, and safe environment. AUA Airport undergoes continuous upgrades to maintain its position as one of the region’s most innovative airports.
Learn more about what’s happening at AUA Airport by visiting WWW.AIRPORTARUBA.COM and connect with AUA Airport on Twitter.com/Aruba_Airport, FACEBOOK.COM/ARUBAAIRPORT, INSTAGRAM.COM/ARUBAAIRPORT/ and LINKEDIN.COM/ARUBAAIRPORT.
About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (AAG) is the largest airline in the US and one of the largest in the world. The company's mainline carriers provide scheduled air transportation along with its group of regional subsidiaries and third-party regional carriers operating as American Eagle. It also offers freight and mail services through its cargo division. In all, American operates an average of 6,800 flights daily to more than 365 destinations in more than 60 countries. It operates more than 940 mainline aircraft and approximately 605 regional aircraft. American Airlines Group is also a founding member of oneworld alliance, where member carriers share airport lounge facilities and offer interconnected loyalty programs. About quarter of passenger sales of American Airlines Group is generated from the US.
Learn more about what’s happening at American by visiting NEWS.AA.COM and connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at FACEBOOK.COM/AMERICANAIRLINES.
Papiamento
American Airlines ta Celebra 50 Aña bishitando nos One Happy Island
ORANJESTAD – Awe 50 aña pasa Maart 3, 1971 American Airlines a inicia su prome buelo pa Aruba for di Miami International Airport (MIA) y Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix (AUA Airport).
E aerolinea a expande su servicionan desde aña 1970 te cu añannan 90, for di cual tabata un aerolinea mericano domestico pa un aerolinea internacional cu buelonan pa region Caribe, Latino Americano, Europa y Pacifico door di cumpra rutanan for di otro aerolineanan. Na 2001, American Airlines a cumpra e carrier mericano Trans World Airlines, Inc. Durante 50 aña operando buelonan pa Aruba, American Airlines ta conoci pa su servicio unico cu ta enfatiza nan balornan y a sa di mantene su mes fuerte den e mercado apesar cu tin competencia, enfocando semper riba partnership, dedicacion, servicio y hospitalidad.
Awor cu American Airlines ta sigui re-establece su network internacional pa futuro, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) lo ta e aerolinea su trans-pacific hub mas grandi mientras MIA lo ta e hub mas preminente pa buelonan pa e region Caribe y Latino Americano. Una bes cu e restriccionan di gobierno mericano pa e area trans-Atlantic wordo reduci, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) lo sigui ta American Airlines su hub number un cu servicio pa Europa.
American Airlines ta e aerolinea mas grandi operando buelonan pa Aruba a base di cantidad di pasaheronan. Actualmente e aerolinea ta opera 5 for di nan 10 hubnan total, incluyendo gateways Miami, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas y La Guardia, New York.
“Mirando bek riba nos historia, nos ta orguyoso pa mira con leu nos a jega. Nos ta celebrando e exito aki hunto cu AUA Airport y nos staff paso nan ta esunnan cu ta hasi e compania locual e ta awe”, asina Country Manager di Aruba, Bonaire y Curacao Nelson Cortes a bisa. “American Airlines lo sigui focus riba satisfaccion di su pasaheronan y ta sigui opera cu positivismo pa futuro”.
AUA Airport su Air Service Development Manager, Jo-Anne Meaux-Arends a duna e team na Aruba pabien y a expresa AUA Airport su gratitud na American Airlines como un partner valioso cu a crece AUA Airport su network internacional y como cu aumento di airlift ta crucial pa Aruba su crecimento turistico y exito continuo. “Nos ta contento cu nos a logra e milestone aki y ta premira un futuro hopi exitoso nos dilanti”.
AUA Airport
AUA Airport ta un di e aeropuertonan mas ocupa den region Caribe cu 17 diferente aerolinea operando pa Aruba contribuyendo na mas cu 2.5 miyon pasahero pa aña y cu buelonan pa 20 diferente destinacion rond di mundo. AUA Airport ta opera stabil cu mas di 90% di su bishitantenan cu ta bishita pa vakantie di cual 80% ta for di Merca y Canada, 7% for di Latino Americano, 10% for di Europa y 3% for di Antiyas Hulandes te cu Januari 2021. AUA Airport ta reconoce cu esaki ta danki na e isla su economia stabil, clima politico, hospitalidad, populacion diversifica y seguridad general. AUA Airport ta sigui expande y mehora su facilidadnan pa mantene su posicion como un di e aeropuertonan mas inovador den region.
Pa mas informacion tocante AUA Airport, por bishita WWW.AIRPORTARUBA.COM y tambe sigui AUA Airport via social media riba Twitter.com/Aruba_Airport, Facebook.com/ArubaAirport, Insagram.com/ArubaAirport y LinkedIn.com/ArubaAirport.
American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (AAG) ta e aerolinea mas grandi na Merca y un di esnan mas grandi na mundo. E compania su carriers principal ta brinda buelonan programa hunto cu nan grupo di carriers subsidiario y carriers regional operando como American Eagle. Nan ta ofrece tambe servicio di carga y correspondencia via nan cargo division. Den su total, American Airlines ta opera un averahe di 6,800 buelo diario pa mas cu 365 destinacion na 60 diferente pais. E aerolinea ta opera 940 carriers principal y mas o menos 605 carriers regional. American Airlines Group ta un di e miembronan fundador di oneworld alliance di cual carriers ta hasi uso di facilidadnan na airport y ta ofrece programanan di miembrecia hunto. Casi un cuartal di e benta na pasaheronan di American Airlines Group ta for di Merca.
Pa mas informacion tocante American Airlines, por bishita NEWS.AA.COM and y tambe sigui American via social media riba Twitter.com/AmericanAir y FACEBOOK.COM/AMERICANAIRLINES.
