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American Airlines and United: high hopes for Africa in 2020

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Two of the most closely watched routes from the US in 2020 will be United's recently introduced fight from Newark Liberty International airport to Cape Town and American's upcoming service from Philadelphia to Casablanca.

In some ways, United's service to Cape Town is the culmination of a strong effort by a partnership of local tourism and private sector partners in South Africa to add new international routes and airlines, and expectations for the service remain high.

American's planned new flights to Casablanca are tied to its new relationship with Royal Air Maroc, and appear to be the beginning of a service expansion to the African continent as American evaluates the opportunities for more direct service to other destinations other than Casablanca.

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