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American Airlines to resume international flights from DFW that stopped during COVID

American Airlines will launch new international flights from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport starting summer 2023.
American Airlines will launch new international flights from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport starting summer 2023. AP

American Airlines is resuming nonstop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Tokyo, three years after the service was suspended because of the pandemic.

DFW travelers can catch the nonstop flight on a Boeing 787 starting this summer. The 13-hour service from DFW to Tokyo Haneda last operated in summer 2020. Japan lifted travel restrictions in October.

After more than two years of closed borders, foreign tourists can now visit the country without a visa.

American Airlines also plans to ramp up the frequency of flights from DFW to Rome and Paris. Starting in April, flights to both European cities will depart two times per day. France and Italy lifted COVID-related restrictions this past summer.

The Fort Worth-based airline offers a nine-hour nonstop flight to Paris, and a 10-hour nonstop flight to Rome, both on Boeing 787s.

Dallas-Fort Worth is also adding seats for daily service to Anchorage, Alaska, by transitioning the service to a Boeing 787.

This story was originally published December 12, 2022 at 4:10 PM.

Jenny Rudolph
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jenny Rudolph covered North Texas business and economic development at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2022 to 2023. Her position was funded through a philanthropic partnership with the R4 Foundation as part of the Crossroads Lab.
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