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United Airlines returns to Bloomington, providing more travel options

CIRA Vector logo Photo: Contributed/Central Illinois Regional Airport


Bloomington, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA) welcomes the return of United Airlines back to Bloomington.

This was a move to create stronger connections to more domestic locations as well as to enhance the strength of their Midwest Hub located at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport (ORD). United Airlines has announced multiple daily flights from Bloomington to Chicago. The new service is set to begin May 7 of this year.

In a press release provided by CIRA, Mark Weithofer, United’s Managing Director of Domestic Network Planning, stated “We are thrilled to increase connectivity between Bloomington-Normal and Chicago with new daily nonstop
service. United offers more direct service from O’Hare than any other airline – providing travelers in Bloomington greater access to 222 destinations around the world.”

This expansion of the United network at CIRA, will offer four daily flights seven days a week from Bloomington to Chicago.

Also, in the press release, CIRA Chairman Alan Sender said “We are delighted to welcome United Airlines back to CIRA. The frequent daily service to Chicago will give our regional customers schedule options and access to United’s customer experience and robust network of domestic and international destinations, making flying from CIRA more convenient than ever.”

Beginning this upcoming Thursday, January 29, tickets will become available.

To purchase flight tickets online, you can visit the CIRA website. You can also gather more information on CIRA through their Facebook, or Instagram profiles

 

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