American Airlines To Open Two More Landline Bus Routes From Philadelphia Airport

American Airlines will add two more regional-feeder bus routes from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to be operated by Landline, which will run a total of 19X-daily motorcoach roundtrips between PHL and four smaller airports by October.

From Aug. 6, American-branded buses operated under contract by Landline will conduct 4X-daily roundtrips between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) in Pennsylvania and PHL. From Oct. 7, Landline will open 6X-daily roundtrips between Wilmington Airport (ILG) in Delaware and PHL.

The distance between PHL and AVP is around 125 mi. The distance between PHL and ILG is less than 30 mi.

Landline will continue to operate 5X-daily service on behalf of American between PHL and Allentown, Pennsylvania, as well as 4X-daily service between PHL and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

PHL is a hub for American, giving those coming to the airport via Landline access to the Oneworld carrier’s global network.

All of the American/Landline services to and from PHL are “secure to secure,” meaning passengers go through U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints at the smaller airports and do not have to go through security again before boarding their flight from PHL. The buses arrive at American’s PHL gates on the airport’s airside.

Landline services are booked by passengers when buying an itinerary from the airline just as if a regional carrier were operating the routes. The high-end motorcoaches are designed with around 35-40 seats with 36-in. to 40-in. pitch. The buses feature modern interiors with seats resembling premium economy seating on a U.S. airline, as well as WiFi at no charge.