I have to comment on what I regard as some needless hysteria about AA potentially bailing on the MIA to EIS route, and i feel a need to point out that the over-wrought and dire predictions are baseless - because we don't even know the routes for the 2024 winter season yet. The original announcement from AA itselt (
https://news.aa.com/news/news-detai...nd-Latin-America-NET-RTS-06/default.aspx) was quite clear in describing MIA-EIS as a
WINTER OF 2023 route, and here's the relevant portion: "this winter passengers] will have more choices as American Airlines announces its
winter 2023 schedule for the Caribbean and Latin America... ."
The IATA (International Air Transport Association), which is one of the airlines' major trade association, and by member consent, one of the industry's leading governing bodies, generally defines "seasons" for the purposes of gate slots and capacities needed, and here's the general rule, as well as the "winter season" for 2023:
"IATA Summer schedule - begins on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Saturday of October.
IATA Winter schedule - begins on the last Sunday of October and ends on the last Saturday of March.
For 2023, the summer season began on March 26th, 2023 and the winter season will begin on 29th October 2023."
https://simpleflying.com/iata-summer-winter-schedule/Thus, while the MIA - EIS flight was a part of the 2023 winter season, we don't know yet what the 2024 winter season will bring. I suggest waiting until the season's schedule is finalized, but note this excerpt from an article just last month: "The airline will increase flights from Miami to Cancun to six daily flights over the holiday period of Dec. 20 through Jan. 7, 2024.
Travelers visiting the British Virgin Islands will have more options as American will increase frequency to Tortola to three flights during peak days over the same period." https://www.travelandleisure.com/american-airlines-bahamas-miami-california-winter-7560792. Best to just give it a bit more time before buying a snorkel and some fins, thinking that you'll likely have to swim for it....
