Contour Airlines (IATA code LF) chose Tuesday 1 August as the launch date for its three new routes from Chicago ORD. Kirksville (12-weekly) Marion (12-weekly) Owensboro (12-weekly) The regional carrier will operate its new network additions as part of the federal government’s Essential Air Service (EAS) program. All three destinations are under 500-kilometres from Chicago ORD and will be […]
August 4, 2023 | Latest Route News +
United added another seasonal route to Ireland on Thursday 25 May by launching flights between its hub Chicago ORD and Shannon. The 5,780-kilometre service will be maintained daily with the 757 aircraft and without any competition. It marks United’s return on the route for the first time since 2017. Flight UA288 departs Chicago at 18:20 local […]
May 30, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Air Serbia launched its third long-haul service on Wednesday 17 May with the introduction of flights between Belgrade and Chicago ORD. The 8,045-kilometre route will be initially maintained 2-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays, increasing to 3-weekly from 12 June. It marks the resumption of flights between the two cities after exactly 31 years. The airline […]
May 23, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Swoop has added another new US destination to its network with the introduction on 30 May of non-stop service to Chicago ORD from the airline’s Toronto YYZ base. Swoop becomes the third Canadian airline to start offering this route in the last month. Low-cost rival Flair began 3-weekly service on 17 May, while Swoop’s parent […]
June 8, 2022 | Latest Route News +
United continued its transatlantic expansion with the addition of a new, daily service between Chicago ORD and Milan MXP. The first flight (UA 416) departed Chicago on Friday 6 May at 21:25 local time, arriving in Milan at 12:20 the following morning, after a flight of just under eight hours. The first flight from Milan […]
May 12, 2022 | Latest Route News +
American Airlines has returned to India after a break of nine years. On Friday 12 November the airline began daily service on the 11,780-kilometre route between New York JFK and Delhi using its Boeing 777-300ERs. The inaugural flight (AA 292) departed JFK at 19:27 and arrived at Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport at 20:20 the […]
November 16, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Ironwood in northern Michigan lies on the Montreal River just 30 kilometres south of Lake Superior and across the river from Hurley in Wisconsin. It is located in Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of the state. Originally a mining town, it is now close to several popular ski resorts. Until the end of September, […]
October 14, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Despite (as yet) no significant easing of the US’s entry restrictions regarding European nationals, US carriers have recently increased their services to Europe and even started new routes. One such is United Airlines’s new daily service between Washington IAD and Athens. The first flight (UA 982 operated by a Boeing 787-8, registration N45905) departed the […]
July 5, 2021 | Latest Route News +