American Airlines Group Inc. will start its first flight to Africa next year while also resuming service to Tel Aviv and expanding into three new cities in Eastern Europe.
The carrier will fly nonstop three times a week between Philadelphia and Casablanca, Morocco, from June 4 through Sept. 8, according to a statement Thursday. A pending partnership with Royal Air Maroc may lead to future connecting flights to cities such as Marrakech, Morocco, and Lagos, Nigeria, said Vasu Raja, American’s vice president of network and schedule planning.
The new flights can be purchased starting Aug. 12 for all destinations but Tel Aviv, which will be available Oct. 10. The routes are subject to government approval.
Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc is joining the Oneworld alliance, which includes American and British Airways.