Additional Seasonal Flight to Chicago Begins June 9
PR Newswire
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 7, 2011
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the summer travel season, American Eagle Airlines will add a fifth round trip flight between Moline's Quad City International Airport and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The service will run from June 9 through Nov. 16, 2011, using 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 jets.
"This new seasonal service offers Quad Cities residents even more travel options to Chicago, with convenient connections throughout American's global network," said Gary Foss, Vice President – Marketing and Planning for American's regional network. "We think this seasonal service is a perfect complement to our four existing daily flights."
"I was very excited to see a fourth flight added in April to Chicago but never in my wildest dreams did I expect a fifth flight to be added for the summer," said Bruce E. Carter, Director of Aviation – Quad City International Airport. "This shows that American Airlines is committed to this market and has a tremendous opportunity to expand in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois."
Here's the new schedule, effective Jun. 9 (all times local):
Moline – Chicago O'Hare (new flight in bold) | ||||
Flight | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | |
4397 | 7:00 a.m. | 7:55 a.m. | Daily, except Sun. | |
5047* | 9:30 a.m. | 10:20 a.m. | Daily, except Sat. | |
3971 | 12:10 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. | Daily | |
5010* | 3:50 p.m. | 4:40 p.m. | Daily | |
4118 | 6:45 p.m. | 7:40 p.m. | Daily, except Sat. | |
*Operated by AmericanConnection. | ||||
Chicago O'Hare – Moline (new flight in bold) | ||||
Flight | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | |
5047* | 8:15 a.m. | 9:00 a.m. | Mon.-Fri. | |
3929 | 10:55 a.m. | 11:40 a.m. | Daily | |
5010* | 2:35 p.m. | 3:20 p.m. | Daily | |
4081 | 5:25 p.m. | 6:10 p.m. | Daily | |
4396 | 7:20 p.m. | 8:10 p.m. | Daily, except Sat. | |
*Operated by AmericanConnection. | ||||
American Eagle also serves Moline with two daily nonstop flights from its largest hub in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas.
About American Eagle
American Eagle operates more than 1,500 daily flights to over 170 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® airlines serve 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve approximately 750 destinations in nearly 150 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR).
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