American Airlines is moving one of its largest aircraft to North Texas in September to charter a flight for the Dallas Cowboys to Rio de Janeiro for their Week 3 game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 27.
Flight Details
The airline will use one of its 304-seat Boeing 777-300ER jets for the trip. The game, which will be played at Maracanã Stadium, will be the first NFL game played in the Brazilian city.
A 777-300ER will depart from John F. Kennedy International Airport at 4:15 p.m. on Sept. 24, according to the airline’s website. It will return to JFK from DFW at 11:21 a.m. on Sept. 28.
Original reporting: Dallas TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.