Summary
- United Airlines adds special flights for fans during college football season to ease travel to major games.
- The carrier will also deploy larger planes to some important games.
- American and Delta will also offer additional flights for college football fans, focusing on popular matchups and venues.
With college football season just around the corner, airlines are adding special flights to offer convenient travel options to sports enthusiasts. United Airlines, too, has announced several flights for fans who want to see their favorite teams play at key matches.
Anticipating a huge demand for flights to popular games during the college football season,
United Airlines
has added many nonstop flights for fans. United and other major US carriers tweak their schedule every year to fly passengers in and out of cities that host the matches.
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Some of the games the carrier has added flights for include the University of Texas-Austin at the University of Michigan on September 7 and the University of Alabama at Louisiana State University on November 9, among others. United will also fly widebody jets to some of the popular games this season. CBS News quotes Patrick Quayle, United’s SVP of global network planning and alliances, as saying,
“Connecting travelers to the moments that matter most to them is at the core of what we do at United. We know fans will appreciate this year’s special football schedule that will make it easier to cheer on their teams on the road.”
Flight schedule
United has arranged flights for travel to the games on Friday and return on Sunday. The only exception is for the BTR-LAS flight departing on Saturday, August 31, and returning on Monday, September 2. The schedule is as follows:
September games
|
Matchup |
Date |
Fly from |
To |
|---|---|---|---|
|
LSU @ USC |
8/31 |
Baton Rouge, LA (BTR) |
Las Vegas, NV (LAS) |
|
Texas @ Michigan |
9/6 |
Austin, TX (AUS) |
Ann Arbor, MI (DTW) |
|
Northern Illinois @ Notre Dame |
9/6 |
New York, NY (EWR) |
South Bend, IN (SBN) |
|
Alabama @ Wisconsin |
9/13 |
Tuscaloosa, AL (BHM) |
Madison, WI (MSN) |
|
Tennessee @ Oklahoma |
9/20 |
Knoxville, TN (TYS) |
Norman, OK (OKC) |
|
USC @ Michigan |
9/20 |
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) |
Ann Arbor, MI (DTW) |
|
Miami (OH) @ Notre Dame |
9/20 |
Oxford, OH (CVG) |
South Bend, IN (SBN) |
|
Arkansas @ Texas A&M |
9/27 |
Fayetteville, AR (XNA) |
Arlington, TX (DFW) |
|
Louisville @ Notre Dame |
9/27 |
Lousiville, KY (SDF) |
South Bend, IN (SBN) |
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October games
|
Matchup |
Date |
Fly from |
To |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tennessee @ Arkansas |
10/4 |
Knoxville, TN (TYS) |
Fayetteville, AR (XNA) |
|
Stanford @ Notre Dame |
10/11 |
Palo Alto, CA (SJC) |
South Bend, IN (SBN) |
|
Ole Miss @ LSU |
10/11 |
Oxford, MS (MEM) |
Baton Rouge, LA (BTR) |
|
Ohio State @ Oregon |
10/11 |
Columbus, OH (CMH) |
Eugene, OR (EUG) |
|
Penn State @ USC |
10/11 |
State College, PA (SCE) |
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) |
|
LSU @ Arkansas |
10/18 |
Baton Rouge, LA (BTR) |
Fayetteville, AR (XNA) |
|
Georgia @ Texas |
10/18 |
Athens, GA (ATL) |
Austin, TX (AUS) |
|
Notre Dame @ Georgia Tech |
10/18 |
South Bend, IN (SBN) |
Atlanta, GA (ATL) |
|
Notre Dame @ Navy |
10/25 |
South Bend, IN (SBN) |
New York, NY (EWR) |
|
Nebraska @ Ohio State |
10/25 |
Lincoln, NE (LNK) |
Columbus, OH (CMH) |
November games
|
Matchup |
Date |
Fly from |
To |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wisconsin @ lowa |
11/1 |
Madison, WI (MSN) |
lowa City, IA (CID) |
|
Alabama @ LSU |
11/8 |
Tuscaloosa, AL (BHM) |
Baton Rouge, LA (BTR) |
|
Florida State @ Notre Dame |
11/8 |
New York, NY (EWR) |
South Bend, IN (SBN) |
|
Texas @ Arkansas |
11/15 |
Austin, TX (AUS) |
Fayetteville, AR (XNA) |
|
Ohio State @ Northwestern |
11/15 |
Columbus, OH (CMH) |
Chicago, IL (ORD) |
|
Virginia @ Notre Dame |
11/15 |
Charlottesville, VA (DCA) |
South Bend, IN (SBN) |
|
Northwestern @ Michigan |
11/22 |
Chicago, IL (ORD) |
Ann Arbor, MI (DTW) |
|
Wisconsin @ Nebraska |
11/22 |
Madison, WI (MSN) |
Lincoln, NE (LNK) |
|
Alabama @ Oklahoma |
11/22 |
Tuscaloosa, AL (BHM) |
Norman, OK (OKC) |
|
Army @Notre Dame |
11/22 |
South Bend, IN (SBN) |
New York, NY (LGA) |
|
Oklahoma @ LSU |
11/29 |
Norman, OK (OKC) |
Baton Rouge, LA (BTR) |
American and Delta have added flights, too
Of course, United isn’t the only major US carrier to add more flights for the college football season. In May, Delta announced that it was adding over 50 flights and 5,600 seats for the games, focusing on big matchups like Alabama, Ohio State, and LSU.
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5,600 seats were added to the airline’s network.
American Airlines has also added many flights in the months of September, October, and November, covering important venues and games.