American Airlines is boosting its service to the U.S. Virgin Islands in response to strong travel demand from the U.S. mainland, according to Joseph Boschulte, commissioner of tourism.
Beginning in November, AA will serve St. Thomas with two daily flights from Charlotte, N.C., and a daily flight from Philadelphia. Saturday-only service from both Chicago and Dallas will increase to daily in time for Thanksgiving travel.
These additions to the carrier's schedule will complement the existing thrice-daily service between Miami and St. Thomas.
St. Croix will receive two flights a day from Miami in November as well as daily Charlotte flights during the second half of the month, up from the existing Saturday-only service.
The new schedule aligns with the rollout of the territory's enhanced prescreening travel protocols. Every traveler aged five years and over and over is required to use the USVI Travel Screening Portal and submit a Covid-19 test result taken within five days of travel.