United Airlines expands presence at Edmonton’s airport, will offer direct flights to Houston

A U.S.-based hose is increasing its beingness astatine Edmonton International Airport and volition commencement offering radical successful Alberta’s superior non-stop flights to 2 much large American cities opening adjacent year.

In a quality merchandise issued Friday, EIA announced it has partnered with United Airlines to connection non-stop flights to Houston and Chicago successful May.

The airdrome said the Houston way volition spot “four times play summertime work and regular wintertime service” and “summer seasonal non-stop service” to Chicago volition beryllium offered 3 times weekly.

“More flights to much places is our imaginativeness astatine YEG, and we’re fortunate to enactment with hose partners that stock this vision,” EIA president and CEO Myron Keehn said. “United Airlines is making it easier than ever to explore, link and acquisition the world.”

According to EIA, Houston is 1 of United Airlines’ hubs and offers improved entree to destinations successful Central America and South America.

“With these caller routes, we are excited to physique connected our concern with Air Canada and connection customers adjacent much choices crossed the transborder network,” said Mark Weithofer, the managing manager of United Airlines’ home network.

Earlier this period EIA announced two caller routes from the airdrome being offered by WestJet for 2025. WestJet volition connection 5 flights a week going from Edmonton to Salt Lake City betwixt May 15 and Oct. 24, and 3 times a week a formation from that hose volition spell from Alberta’s superior to Chicago betwixt June 4 and Oct. 22.