The Erie International Airport is adding another service to Chicago that hasn’t landed in Erie since 2023.
On Dec. 19, Derek Martin, executive director of the Erie International Airport, announced that the Erie Regional Airport Authority is welcoming back United Airlines with a service to Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
The three daily nonstop flights are set to begin flying to and from Erie on June 1. These flights will hold up to 70 people and include first-class services, coach seats and economy-plus services.
Anyone looking to purchase flights to Chicago can do so on United.com.
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“It’s going to be great to have them (United) back in the community,” Martin said. “That’ll give us more flight options than we had prior to the pandemic. We used to have two United, two on American and three on Delta. Now we will have seven legacy carrier flights and the flights on Breeze down to Tampa and Orlando.”
With the return of United Airlines, the Erie International Airport will have three major carriers with American Airlines and Breeze Airways.
The Erie Regional Airport Authority has been talking to United and other airlines to encourage them to return to Erie, Martin said.
“The timing might be right as there’s an abundance of pilots available… as well as crew,” Martin said. “So the combination of things lead to this.”
Erie has not had United service since 2023
Before it ceased in 2023, United Airlines had been providing flights from Erie to Chicago since 2014.
On Dec. 18, the Erie Regional Airport Authority announced that another Erie and Chicago service would begin in May with American Airlines.
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American Airlines also offers daily flights between Erie and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Nicholas Sorensen can be contacted at Nsorensen@gannett.com.
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