American Airlines will offer additional flight segments between Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) during the upcoming holiday season between Nov. 21 and Jan.6. These additional flights to Chicago will supplement American Airlines’ current daily schedule between Springfield and Dallas - Fort Worth, TX (DFW).
Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder proclaimed, “We are delighted to learn of American Airlines’ plan to add these seasonal flights to Chicago giving family and friends another option to personally connect during the holidays. It is our hope this will translate to year around service to American’s hub at Chicago O’Hare complementing the service to its Dallas hub, further supporting the efforts to grow our business and tourism trade here in Springfield.” Mayor Langfelder concluded by noting, “I encourage everyone to fly locally from Springfield when they look to book air travel. The more passengers who commit to fly from Springfield will greatly improve our community’s chances to maintain the services we already have and will open the door to attract more air service options.”
Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy VanMeter commented, “This is a direct result of the excellent working relationship our airport authority has developed with our air carriers. Now it’s up to our community to show that we will fill these planes so we can keep them.” The newly added flights will be operated with 50-seat Embraer Jet Aircraft.
Airport Authority Board Commissioner Dianne Barghouti Hardwick stated, “We are grateful for American’s continued commitment to Springfield, Illinois’ Capital City. Service to and beyond Chicago is necessary and critical to keep Springfield globally accessible. Working to provide dual hub services for each of our network carriers has long been a goal of ours so it is our hope these seasonal flights will be well received. Hardwick concluded by stating, “We are appreciative of the efforts of Pam Minder, the Authority’s Passenger Services Manager, and her staff, and Mark Hanna, the Authority’s Executive Director, and for their diligence in maintaining our current services and pursuing additional service opportunities for our community.”
