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American Airlines will launch direct flights Athens-Chicago in summer 2019.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner will directly connect the two destinations from May 3 to October 2, 2019.

The new route is expected to offer approximately 70,000 new airline seats.

Source: thegreekobserver

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