FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines will celebrate the Nov. 1 launch of its new DFW-Buenos Aires service with a special offer for AAdvantage members, who can earn 10,000 bonus miles for round-trip travel in Business class or 5,000 miles for round-trip travel on selected Economy class fares on this route through Dec. 15, 2003.

“We’re happy to welcome our DFW-Buenos Aires customers with bonus miles on this new route to an important region in our worldwide network,” said Ed French, president-AAdvantage Marketing.

AAdvantage members can register online and obtain complete offer details at www.aa.com/offers using promotion code AR10K. Registration before travel is required.

American will fly three times a week from its largest hub at DFW to Buenos Aires, in 212-seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft featuring 30 Business Class seats and 182 More Room Throughout Coach seats in the main cabin.

Southbound flights leave DFW on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Northbound flights leave Buenos Aires on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

American today serves Buenos Aires from New York-Kennedy with one daily nonstop and from Miami with two daily nonstop flights. From DFW, American currently serves seven destinations in Latin America - Sao Paulo, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; Caracas, Venezuela; Lima, Peru; Guatemala City, Guatemala; San Jose, Costa Rica; and Belize City, Belize.

In addition, American serves eight cities in Mexico from DFW - Acapulco, Cancun, Cabo San Lucas, Guadalajara, Leon, Mexico City, Monterrey and Puerto Vallarta - and its regional airline affiliate, American Eagle, flies between DFW and Aguascalientes.

Here is the DFW-Buenos Aires schedule, effective Nov. 1 (all times are local):

FROM DFW TO BUENOS AIRES (Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays)
Flight 997 Departs 7:35 p.m. Arrives 9:16 a.m. (next day)
FROM BUENOS AIRES TO DFW (Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays)
Flight 996 Departs 10:25 p.m. Arrives 6:22 a.m. (next day)
The AAdvantage bonus mile offer is valid on American Airlines marketed and operated nonstop flights between DFW and Buenos Aires from Nov. 1, 2003 through Dec. 15, 2003. The offer applies only to AAdvantage members who purchase and fly on eligible, published-fare tickets (Economy class fares booked in ‘N’ are excluded from this offer).

Bonus miles do not count toward elite status qualification and will be awarded based on the booking class purchased. A round-trip is defined as travel in the same purchased class of service for both the departure and return flight segments.

American Airlines is the world`s largest carrier. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection regional carriers serve nearly 275 cities in 50 countries and territories with approximately 4,300 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American`s award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld Alliance.
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