Shannon Airport’s announced it’s to operate a new daily nonstop seasonal service from Chicago next summer.
The United Airlines service will see the long awaited route resume operation at Shannon for the first time since 2017.
United previously operated a Shannon/Chicago service from 2013 to 2017, in what was at the time a five-times weekly service.
This new arrangement, which will begin on the 26th of May next year, will see a flight depart Shannon daily at 9.30am on a Boeing 757-200 aircraft for Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
It is envisaged that this new route has the capacity to generate an additional 30,000 passengers through Shannon Airport next year.
Shannon Airport Group CEO Mary Considine has welcomed the news in a statement this afternoon, calling the service a ‘really important gateway’ for the region.
She says the announcement is ‘proof’ that United Airlines sees further opportunities for growth at Shannon.
This new daily Chicago service will be an addition to the daily service to Newark/New Jersey that United operate at Shannon and which is set to return on the 8th of April 2023.
Tickets are now on sale for both at united.com
