American Airlines' London Heathrow Airport nonstop service is to be served from its Raleigh/Durham (RDU) gateway from March 29, 2008.
This is due to the creation of the 'open skies' agreement between the United States and the European Union (EU), which begins early next year.
According to Jim carter, American Airlines' vice president-Eastern Sales Division, 'This is a significant schedule development and good news for our Raleigh/Durham customers. Heathrow is the preferred London airport, especially for business travellers going to London. Plus, it provides hundreds of convenient worldwide connections beyond London through our oneworld(R) Alliance partners. There are just slightly more than a dozen cities in the United States that can claim nonstop service to London Heathrow. It's definitely a 'feather in the cap' of any area to be able to say it is a gateway to London Heathrow.'
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