United Airlines announced last week that it added 32 additional flights to its 2026 calendar beginning in September, with each scheduled flight related to marquee matchups in college football this season. Texas flights are included in United’s new promotion, with six flights involving Texas from September through November.
Check out the Texas-related flights (and their related matchups) below:
Sept. 12: Rice at Notre Dame
Sept. 11: Houston (IAH) to South Bend (SBN)
Sept. 13: South Bend (SBN) to Houston (IAH)
Sept. 12: Ohio State at Texas
September 11: Columbus (CMH) to Austin (AUS)
Sept. 13: Austin (AUS) to Columbus (CMH)
Nov. 14: Texas at LSU on November 14
Nov. 13 Austin (AUS) to Baton Rouge (BTR)
Nov. 15: Baton Rouge (BTR) to Austin (AUS)
United expanded its fall flight map for the second straight year on Monday. The airline released 24 new flights before the 2025 college football season, including round-trip flights from Austin to Columbus for Texas at Ohio State and IAH to South Bend for Texas A&M at Notre Dame.
Fans nationwide will now have added opportunities to follow their alma maters on the road throughout the fall. United also has a plan to help fans in the air on a given Saturday.
United announced last month it added SpaceX’s Starlink to its first 777-200 aircraft, and is expected to do the same with 60 other planes by the end of 2026. United plans to ultimately add the fast, satellite-powered Wi-Fi to 450 of its aircraft, per Parade’s Meghann Foye.