FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines announced today that it and its regional affiliate, American Eagle, will begin service at Dallas Love Field on March 2, 2006, with a total of 16 flights a day.

American will operate four flights a day between Love Field and St. Louis, and three flights daily on the Love Field-Kansas City route, with 136-seat MD80 jets featuring first-class as well as coach service. American Eagle will fly four times a day between Love Field and San Antonio, Tex., and five times a day between Love and Austin, Tex., using 50-seat Embraer 145 Regional-Jet aircraft.

"We have not, and will not, abandon our efforts in support of the Wright Amendment and all those in North Texas who want to keep DFW International Airport strong, vibrant and growing," said Dan Garton, American's Executive Vice President of Marketing. "DFW is the region's greatest economic engine and was always intended to be the home for all commercial air service in Dallas/Fort Worth. American remains intensely devoted to that principle. However, we have made it clear for many years that if Love Field were opened to longer-haul service, American must compete at Love Field in order to retain the large number of American Airlines customers who live closer to Love Field than to DFW."

Garton said American and American Eagle will be devoting substantial energy over the next three months to providing a solid, professional customer experience at Love Field.

American, which owns the rights to three gates at Love Field, will require two gates for the March 2 schedule, one for American and the other for American Eagle. The airline is working with airport officials on arrangements for ticket counters and other facilities with which to service its customers efficiently. The airline said it and American Eagle will be ready to open at Love Field on March 2 and will provide more details about its facilities there in coming weeks.

Here are American's and American Eagle's Love Field schedules, effective March 2:

AMERICAN AIRLINES From Love Field to St. Louis (MD80s) Flight 2500 Departs 6:30 a.m. Arrives 8:08 a.m. (except Sat.) Flight 2502 Departs 9:22 a.m. Arrives 10:57 a.m. (except Sat. and Sun.) Flight 2504 Departs 1:53 p.m. Arrives 3:29 p.m. (daily) Flight 2506 Departs 6:28 p.m. Arrives 8:04 p.m. (except Sat.) From St. Louis to Love Field (MD80s) Flight 2501 Departs 7:00 a.m. Arrives 8:47 a.m. (except Sat and Sun.) Flight 2503 Departs 11:32 a.m. Arrives 1:18 p.m. (daily) Flight 2505 Departs 4:04 p.m. Arrives 5:53 p.m. (except Sat.) Flight 2507 Departs 5:30 p.m. Arrives 7:17 p.m. (except Sat.) From Love Field to Kansas City (MD80s) Flight 2508 Departs 8:00 a.m. Arrives 9:25 a.m. (except Sat. and Sun.) Flight 2510 Departs 12:17 p.m. Arrives 1:42 p.m. (daily) Flight 2512 Departs 4:35 p.m. Arrives 6:01 p.m. (except Sat.) From Kansas City to Love Field (MD80s) Flight 2509 Departs 10:07 a.m. Arrives 11:42 a.m. (except Sat. and Sun.) Flight 2511 Departs 2:24 p.m. Arrives 4:00 p.m. (daily) Flight 2513 Departs 6:43 p.m. Arrives 8:19 p.m. (except Sat.) AMERICAN EAGLE From Love Field to San Antonio (Embraer 145 RJs) Flight 3354 Departs 7:30 a.m. Arrives 8:34 a.m. (except Sat. and Sun.) Flight 3375 Departs 10:22 a.m. Arrives 11:24 a.m. (daily) Flight 3401 Departs 2:23 p.m. Arrives 3:25 p.m. (daily) Flight 3426 Departs 5:30 p.m. Arrives 6:32 p.m. (except Sat.) From San Antonio to Love Field (Embraer 145 RJs) Flight 3355 Departs 8:59 a.m. Arrives 9:57 a.m. (except Sat. and Sun.) Flight 3400 Departs 11:49 a.m. Arrives 12:48 p.m. (Sat. only) Flight 3400 Departs 1:02 p.m. Arrives 1:58 p.m. (except Sat.) Flight 3413 Departs 4:04 p.m. Arrives 5:05 p.m. (daily) Flight 3427 Departs 7:49 p.m. Arrives 8:49 p.m. (except Sat.) From Love Field to Austin (Embraer 145 RJs) Flight 3362 Departs 6:00 a.m. Arrives 6:52 a.m. (except Sat. and Sun.) Flight 3367 Departs 7:30 a.m. Arrives 8:23 a.m. (Sat. and Sun. only) Flight 3367 Departs 8:42 a.m. Arrives 9:35 a.m. (except Sat. and Sun.) Flight 3391 Departs 1:13 p.m. Arrives 2:05 p.m. (daily) Flight 3412 Departs 3:49 p.m. Arrives 4:42 p.m. (except Sat.) Flight 3444 Departs 6:58 p.m. Arrives 7:50 p.m. (except Sat.) From Austin to Love Field (Embraer 145 RJs) Flight 3366 Departs 7:23 a.m. Arrives 8:17 a.m. (except Sat. and Sun.) Flight 3374 Departs 9:02 a.m. Arrives 9:57 a.m. (Sat. and Sun. only) Flight 3374 Departs 10:00 a.m. Arrives 10:57 a.m. (except Sat. and Sun.) Flight 3503 Departs 2:30 p.m. Arrives 3:24 p.m. (daily) Flight 3443 Departs 5:39 p.m. Arrives 6:33 p.m. (except Sat.) Flight 3467 Departs 8:41 p.m. Arrives 9:37 p.m. (except Sat.) AmericanAirlines(R) We know why you fly(SM)

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