United Airlines will add nearly 200 new flights to and from Milwaukee and Chicago for this summer's national political conventions.
The Chicago-based airline will add 72 flights to and from Milwaukee (MKE) for July's Republican National Convention and 118 flights to and from Chicago (ORD) for the Democratic National Convention in August.
"These conventions are steeped in tradition and have now evolved to become a weeklong celebration of our political process," said Patrick Quayle, United's Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances. "We're proud to give people even more options to visit two great cities, and participate in these historic events and make their voices heard."
United is flying a 75 percent larger Milwaukee schedule for the Republican National Convention, which takes place July 15-18. Highlights include a new, nonstop flight between MKE and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 72 additional flights from United's hubs at Chicago O'Hare (ORD), Newark (EWG), Denver (DEN), Washington Dulles (IAD) and Houston (IAH) and 20 roundtrip flights on larger aircraft.
Meanwhile, the carrier will fly its largest Chicago O'Hare schedule since 2019 for the Democratic National Convention scheduled for August 19-22. The loaded schedule includes 38 additional flights between ORD and DCA and more than 80 added flights between Chicago O'Hare and cities like Albany, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Portland, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose and Seattle.
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