American Adds New Portugal Route with Airbus A321XLR Plane

American Airlines to fly from Eastern U.S. to Portuguese vacation spot on new A321XLR

Fort Worth-based American Airlines is launching a route from its Philadelphia International Airport hub to Porto starting summer 2027, pending government...

American adds new Portugal route with Airbus A321XLR plane

We're still months away from warm weather in much of the country, but American Airlines is already making plans for the summer of 2027.The Fort Worth-based carrier on Thursday announced its newest European destination, which will launch more than a year from now: Porto, Portugal.It will be the first time American has flown to the coastal Portuguese city — known, among other things, as the home of port wine.It'll also be a different type of trans…

Fly to Porto on AA's New Airbus A321XLR Next Summer

American Airlines has announced Porto, Portugal (OPO) as its first new international destination for next summer. But it gets better — the route will be operated by AA’s fleet of new Airbus A321XLRs, which debuted in December 2025. “Porto is exactly the type of new market the Airbus A321XLR enables us to serve,” said Brian Znotins, SVP of network and schedule planning at America. Here are the details of AA’s latest international route operated b…

American Launching A321XLR Flights To Porto, Portugal... But Only In Mid-2027

American Airlines has just announced its newest transatlantic route, which doesn’t come as much of a surprise, except for the unusual timing of the announcement… American will fly from Philadelphia to Porto, Portugal American has announced that it plans to launch a new daily seasonal flight between Philadelphia (PHL) and Porto (OPO) in the summer of 2027. The airline hasn’t yet announced the schedule for the 3,414-mile service, and this will be …

American Airlines Launches Porto Flights in Summer 2027 - The Bulkhead Seat

American Airlines is adding a new city in Portugal to its transatlantic network with the announcement of nonstop service to Porto’s Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) beginning in summer 2027. The new daily, summer seasonal route will connect travelers from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Porto’s iconic port wine culture and the charming city in the north of Portugal. American already offers year-round service to Lisbon’s Humberto D…