United announced today that they have added almost 200 new flights to get convention attendees and political enthusiasts to and from the national political conventions this Summer. The Chicago based carrier will increase its Milwaukee flying by more than 75% for the Republican National Convention in July and will fly its largest schedule from its Chicago O’Hare hub since 2019 for the Democratic National Convention in August, including a 40% increase in flying between Chicago O’Hare and Washington Reagan.
The airline is adding 72 flights to and from Milwaukee (MKE) in July and 11 flights to and from Chicago (ORD) in August. Patrick Quayle, United’s Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances had this to say about the added flights:
“These conventions are steeped in tradition and have now evolved to become a weeklong celebration of our political process. 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.”
Patrick Quayle, Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances
Convention Flight Additions
Republican National Convention
During the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, the airline is flying a 75% larger schedule which will enable almost 5,000 more people to attend the event. In total, the airline will operate more than 280 flights to and from Milwaukee the week of the convention including:
- A new, nonstop flight between Milwaukee and Washington Reagan (DCA) airport.
- 72 additional flights from United’s hubs in Chicago O’Hare, New York/Newark (EWR), Denver (DEN), Washington Dulles (IAD) and Houston (IAH).
- 20 roundtrip flights on larger aircraft.
The 2024 Republican National Convention will be held July 15th-18th and events will primarily take place at the Fiserv Forum, Baird Center, and Panther Arena.
Democratic National Convention
For the Democratic National Convention, taking place in United’s hometown of Chicago, the airline will fly its largest Chicago O’Hare schedule since 2019 with more than 530 flights per day on peak days. The schedule includes:
- 38 additional flights between Chicago O’Hare and Washington Reagan. All flights between the airports on peak convention days will be on Boeing 737 MAX 8, with United’s signature interiors.
- 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.
The 2024 Democratic National Convention will be held August 19th-22nd withevents primarily taking place at the United Center and McCormick Place.
Summary
United is adding close to 200 flights to get convention attendees to and from Milwaukee and Chicago this summer. As part of these additions, the Chicago based carrier will run their largest schedule since 2019 at the city’s O’Hare International Airport. Tickets are on sale now at United.com.
