January 20, 2025 22:14
EVV News,
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 21, 2025
EVANSVILLE, IN – American Airlines will soon be adding larger, dual-class aircraft on its flights out of Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) to and from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD).
Starting June 5, the airline will operate Embraer 170 aircraft on all daily departing and arriving ORD flights at EVV. American’s E170s feature 65 seats with 12 in First Class and 53 in Main Cabin. Of the 53 seats in Main, the configuration includes 20 Main Cabin Extra seats offering additional legroom. Streaming entertainment and Wi-Fi will also be offered on board. Upgrading to the larger E170 aircraft to and from Chicago will provide travelers an additional 22,000 roundtrip annual seats.
“American looks forward to adding dual-class service between Evansville and our Chicago O’Hare hub,” said Jordan Pack, American’s Director of Domestic Network Planning. “We are pleased to offer travelers more ways to customize their experience as they travel with American to ORD and beyond.”
"We appreciate American Airlines' continued growth at EVV, and we are excited for both our airline partner and passengers,” said Nate Hahn, EVV Executive Director. "The addition of larger aircraft in the market provides more enhanced passenger amenities and builds on the significant investment that American made in Evansville last year, when they launched Chicago service."
This announcement follows the recent return of American’s Chicago service to Evansville in Sept. of 2024. American’s Chicago service return at EVV helped the airline achieve in 2024, its busiest single day and month at EVV on record. Overall, airport usage at EVV in 2024 also increased. EVV announced their third busiest December on record, reflecting a nearly 30 percent jump for the month year-over-year (YOY). And annually in 2024, EVV’s total passenger traffic rose almost 15 percent YOY.
American and its partners connect EVV travelers with one stop to more than 150 domestic and international destinations via ORD, complementing the airline’s nonstop service in Evansville to and from Dallas/Fort Worth, which is also served with dual-class aircraft, and Charlotte. American’s flights are available for booking at www.aa.com and through American’s mobile app.
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About Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)
Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) offers worldwide connectivity to hundreds of domestic and international destinations with frequent daily flights to top-rated, major hub cities and low-cost, nonstop flights to the region’s most popular Florida vacation destinations. Served by Allegiant, American Airlines, Breeze Airways and Delta Air Lines, EVV is a convenient and welcoming gateway to and from southwest Indiana, west Kentucky and southeast Illinois. Learn more by visiting flyevv.com and connect with EVV @FlyEVV and at Facebook.com/EVVairport
About American Airlines Group
As a leading global airline, American Airlines offers thousands of flights per day to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries. The airline is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, whose members serve more than 900 destinations around the globe. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. Learn more about what’s happening at American by visiting news.aa.com and connect with American @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines. To Care for People on Life’s Journey®.
Media Release
For more information contact:
Leslie Fella
Evansville Regional Airport
Ph: (812) 421-4401
Email: [email protected]
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