FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth-based American Airlines (AA) gave a "#SpotifyWrapped-esque" year-end round-up on Wednesday – fitting since the audio platform released its Wrapped content the same morning – and it featured some staggering statistics from flights in 2024.
According to the airline, customers flew 1.8 billion miles on more than 2.1 million flights – enough to go around the Earth nearly 74,000 times.
American Airlines offered more than 275 million seats across all of those flights in 2024.
The airline offered even more fun facts that shows a peek into travelers lives:
- 594,000: AA served more than 594,000 espressos in its nearly 50 lounges.
- 420,000: Admirals Club and Flagship Lounge bartenders served more than 420,000 complimentary glasses of sparkling wine.
- 124 million: American orders almost 124 million packs of Biscoff® cookies each year and caters an average of nearly 6,000 carts each day.
- 3 million: Over 3 million amenity kits — with curated skincare by Thirteen Lune — treated customers on long-haul and international flights to/from such destinations as London; Buenos Aires, Argentina and Brisbane, Australia.
- 350:American flies to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries.
- Top three destinations for couples: Cancun, Mexico; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Las Vegas.
- Top three domestic destinations: Orlando, Boston and Austin.
- Top three international destinations: London, Cancun and San Jose del Cabo.
- Longest flights: Brisbane–Dallas-Fort Worth (8,303 miles), Los Angeles–Sydney (7,488 miles) and Auckland, New Zealand–Dallas-Fort Worth (7,440 miles).
American is adding 20 new routes in 2025, as well, including, but not limited to:
- Athens (ATH) to Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT)
- Carlsbad, California (CLD) to Phoenix (PHX)
- Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI) to Philadelphia (PHL)
- Madrid (MAD) to Chicago (ORD)
- Milan (MXP) to PHL
- Naples, Italy (NAP) to ORD
- Rome (FCO) to Miami (MIA)
- South Caicos, Turks and Caicos (XSC) to MIA
- Tampico, Mexico (TAM) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- Venice (VCE) to DFW
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