01/05/2016

Up to 3 Daily Flights to La Guardia

Jan. 5, 2016 – American Airlines begins service today from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to New York LaGuardia (LGA).

Starting January 5th, American will offer three daily flights Monday through Friday and 2 daily flights on Saturday and Sunday.  The new service will be operated with state of the art Embraer E-170 aircraft featuring 9 First Class and 60 Economy seats.

“Our goal is to provide as many options and choices of carriers in all CVG markets,” said Candace McGraw, chief executive officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. “We are especially pleased that American has decided to add LaGuardia to their CVG network since it is a key business market for our passengers.”

New York - La Guardia becomes the 8th destination served by American from CVG and is in addition to Charlotte, Washington – Reagan, Dallas, New York – JFK, Miami, Chicago – ORD and Philadelphia.  American is the second largest carrier at CVG, offering 244 weekly flights.

“This is great news for our business travelers in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky community,” said J. Michael Schlotman, Kenton County Airport Board Chairman. “New York is our highest-demand business market.  The new service will further build on the convenient options available in this market.  We are proud American is growing their service at CVG.”