American Eagle Airlines to begin service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Tampico, Mexico

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will add a daily nonstop flight between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport in Tampico, Mexico (TAM), beginning April 7.

American Eagle will operate the service with 44-seat Embraer ERJ-140 jets.

“We are pleased to be adding service to Tampico,” said Peter Bowler, President and CEO of American Eagle Airlines. “This will be the eighth city in Mexico that American Eagle will serve from DFW Airport.”

“Nothing opens the door to new economic opportunity quite like a new flight to a new destination,” said Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief. “We congratulate American Eagle for continuing to build their impressive hub operation at DFW, and for continuing to give North Texans the best opportunities to expand our local markets and spark tourism and trade.”

“The new international flights at DFW just keep coming. This is the sixth this year,” said Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. “American Eagle’s new service to Tampico offers travelers even more new opportunities to reach out and see the world.”

The schedule for the flight between Dallas/Fort Worth and Tampico, Mexico (all times local):

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tampico, Mexico (DFW-TAM)
Flight Departs Arrives Days
3817 6:55 p.m. 9:05 p.m. Daily

Tampico, Mexico To Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (TAM-DFW)
Flight Departs Arrives Days
3816* 7:30 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Daily
*Effective April 8, 2008

With the addition of the new DFW-Tampico service, American Airlines and American Eagle will serve 15 cities in Mexico from DFW: Acapulco (AA); Aguascalientes (AE); Cancun (AA); Chihuahua (AE); Cozumel (AA); Guadalajara (AA/AE); Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo (AA); Leon (AE); Mexico City (AA); Monterrey (AA/AE); Puerto Vallarta (AA); San Jose/Los Cabos (AA); San Luis Potosi (AE); and Torreon (AE).