TUCSON, Ariz.
After more than a year and a half of gathering support, the Tucson Metro Chamber and Tucson International Airport announced that American Airlines will start nonstop service to and from New York City’s John F. Kennedy International airport. The service to and from New York began on Oct. 7, 2016.
The new flights will give Tucson residents direct access to the Big Apple and new one-stop connections to international destinations and the northeastern United States. They also have the potential to open up Tucson to more group business from those who are located on the East Coast or overseas.
“This is exactly what many people have been working so hard to accomplish and we want to thank them,” said Bonnie Allin, president and CEO of the Tucson Airport Authority. “It is the most exciting air service news this region has had in many years. Let’s keep this momentum going and make sure the flight is a success. Now there’s nothing stopping you when you fly Tucson to New York.”
Here’s the current flight schedule via American Airlines:
Depart Tucson 7:57 a.m.* Arrive New York JFK 4:00 p.m. Effective Oct. 7
Depart New York JFK 5:00 p.m. Arrive Tucson 8:12 p.m.* Effective Oct. 6
*Effective November 6, TUS departure will be 8:57 a.m. and TUS arrival will be 9:12 p.m.
Connecting destinations beyond New York that will be served by the new flights include Barcelona; Birmingham, England; Boston; Doha, Qatar; Dublin; Edinburgh; London; Madrid; Manchester, England; Milan; Paris and Zurich. The daily flights between Tucson and New York will be aboard 160-passenger Boeing 737-800 aircraft featuring 16 first class seats, 30 Main Cabin Extra seats and 114 coach seats.
