American Airlines Shuttle was the brand name for American Airlines ' hourly air shuttle service operating in the Northeastern United States . It served Boston Logan International Airport in Boston , LaGuardia Airport in New York City , Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. , and Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago . ^[2] American Airlines discontinued the Shuttle product in 2021 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . ^[5]

History [ edit ]

The brand was transferred to American Airlines after its final integration with US Airways was completed on October 17, 2015. ^[6] It is the descendant of the original Eastern Air Lines Shuttle , which began operating in 1961, and in subsequent iterations operated as Trump Shuttle , USAir Shuttle, and US Airways Shuttle . Its direct rival was Delta Shuttle , the corporate descendant of Pan Am Shuttle .

In 2021, American discontinued the Shuttle product due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . It also ceded the LaGuardia to Boston route to JetBlue as part of their Northeast Alliance, ^[5] though the route was restarted in October 2023. ^[7]

Services [ edit ]

American Airlines Shuttle offered hourly weekday flights between the four cities. There were slight schedule changes for weekend flights, with Saturday flights primarily departing in the morning/afternoon and Sunday flights mostly hourly or every other hour.

Shuttle flights had dedicated check-in facilities and baggage carousels, workstations at gates in Boston, complimentary snacks and alcoholic beverages in all cabins, and other services. ^[3]

With the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020 resulting in a large drop in business traffic, American Airlines was forced to reduce service to less than hourly in all four markets. Hourly service has since been reinstated in the Chicago-LaGuardia market; however, all service in the Boston-LaGuardia market ended on January 4, 2022 and remaining routes are no longer marketed as American Airlines Shuttle, with the product having been discontinued in 2021 ^[5]

Fleet [ edit ]

The American Airlines Shuttle utilized its Airbus A319 , Embraer 175 , and Boeing 737 aircraft. ^[3]

References [ edit ]