American Airlines has added even more flights to its network ahead of Super Bowl LX, which takes place in less than two weeks. Fans from Boston and Seattle will have several extra flights to reach California’s San Jose International Airport, which is the nearest airport to host venue Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

The carrier had already added over 10,000 seats at San Jose between February 5 and 10, operating additional flights from eight of its hubs. Other US airlines have also announced extra flights around the Super Bowl, including Alaska Airlines and JetBlue, which have strong ties to the two teams — the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks — competing next month.

American Adds Super Bowl Flights From Boston And Seattle

With the two championship teams now finalized for the February 8 showdown in Santa Clara, California, fans from Boston and Seattle will have additional flight options available to and from San Jose. American’s frequency additions include three more outbound flights each from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on days leading up to Super Bowl LX, as well as extra flights out of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) on February 9 and 10.

As per an American spokesperson, bookings are open for all the above flights, with fares likely to sell out fast. The airline’s choice of flight code ‘612’ for the Boston route is a callback to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s six Super Bowl titles and the No.12 jersey he wore. Meanwhile, the return flight under code ’67’ again references those six titles and the hunt for a seventh, as well as playing into the ‘6-7’ online meme. As for the Seattle flight, code ‘412’ represents the Seahawks’ famous ’12th Man’ heritage in homage to its fans.

Building On Extra Capacity

When Super Bowl season comes around, US airlines know there will be a sharp uptick in demand for flights. Not only are there multiple playoff games being played across the country in the lead-up, but fans from all over will be traveling to the host city for the final game.

In October, American revealed it would add over 10,000 seats to its network between February 5 and 10, scheduling additional flights to San Jose from eight cities. This pushed AA’s operations at SJC to over 450% of its normal capacity, with the carrier adding special flights from Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK) and Philadelphia (PHL), as well as larger aircraft types on flights from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) and Phoenix (PHX

One of AA’s network choices is the use of its Airbus A321T (transcontinental) aircraft out of New York JFK. These jets are equipped with higher premium seating, offering ten Flagship First and 20 Flagship Business seats, along with 72 Main Cabin seats, which include 36 Main Cabin Extra seats.

Super Bowl Travel Rush

The Super Bowl has long been the premier event in the US sporting calendar, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors, along with hundreds of millions of viewers around the globe. Along with an increase in scheduled commercial flights, private aviation also skyrockets in the days around the game.

Other US carriers have bolstered their schedules to San Jose next month, including launching special one-off flights for fans. The US Air Force and Navy have also been preparing to conduct a special joint flyover during the event, consisting of Air Force B-1 Lancers and F-15C Eagles, alongside the Navy’s F/A-18E Super Hornets and F-35C Lightning II jets.