United Airlines will stop flying to 11 US cities as smaller areas across the country bear the brunt of airlines drawing down the size of their flight networks.
United worked to find routes during the pandemic that both make money and are sustainable. While the travel industry has regained a lot of its momentum since the height of the pandemic, a lot of air travel markets have remained in a slump.
Flights to 11 smaller cities from United’s hub airports in Chicago, Houston, and Denver, will end.
United will stop flying to Kalamazoo in Michigan from Chicago, but American and Delta Airlines will still fly to the city from Chicago and Detroit.
The airline will drop its College Station flights from Houston in Texas, but American Airlines will fly to the area from Dallas-Fort Worth.
United Airlines will no longer fly to Columbia, Missouri from its Chicago hub, but American will still fly the route.
United flights to Mosinee, Wisconsin from Chicago will end, but Delta will fly to the city from Minneapolis-St Paul and Detroit, and American will fly there from Chicago.
Evansville, Indiana will lose its United flights from Chicago, but American will still fly there from the windy city, as well as Dallas-Fort Worth, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Delta will also continue to fly to Evansville from Atlanta and Detroit and Allegiant Air fly from the city to Orlando and Destin in Florida.
Killeen–Fort Hood in Texas will no longer be served by United from its hub in Houston, but American will fly there from Dallas-Fort Worth.
United will stop flying to the Michigan capital of Lansing from Chicago, but American will continue to connect the city to Washington, DC and Chicago, and Delta will fly to the area from Detroit.
Monroe, Louisiana will lose its United Airlines flights from their Houston hub, but Delta Airlines will still serve the airport with flights from Atlanta, and American will fly to the city from Dallas-Fort Worth.