Ahead of the college football season, United Airlines has added over 120 point-to-point flights to help connect fans to more than 45 away games.
United Airlines Adds Point-To-Point College Football Flights
A recent survey of United passengers found that 80% of college football fans are planning to see an away game this year. Answering that demand, United Airlines is adding over 120 flights.’
Those include:
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Game |
New Flights |
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Sept. 10: University of Alabama @ |
Sept. 9-11: two direct, round-trip flights between |
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Sept 10: Washington State University @ |
Sept. 9-11: direct, round-trip flight between |
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Sept 17: University of Oklahoma @ |
Sept. 16-18: direct, round-trip flight between |
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Sept 24: Stanford @ |
Sept. 23-25: direct, round-trip flight between |
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Sept 24: University of Wisconsin-Madison @ |
Sept. 22-25: direct, round-trip flight between |
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Oct. 8: University of Tennessee @ |
Oct. 7-9: direct, round-trip flight between |
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Oct. 15: Penn State University @ |
Oct: 14-16: direct, round-trip flight between |
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Oct. 22: University of Iowa @ |
Oct. 21-23: direct, round-trip flight between |
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Nov. 5: University of Alabama @ |
Nov. 4-6: direct, round-trip flight between |
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Nov. 5: Clemson University @ |
Nov. 4-6: direct, round-trip flight between |
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Nov. 26: University of Notre Dame @ |
Nov. 25-27: direct, round-trip flight between |
Michael Weeks, United’s Managing Director of domestic schedule development, explained:
“College football fans love following their team on the road, and this year, we’re making it easier than ever. We’re flying nonstop to some of the most historic football towns in the country, including South Bend, Columbus, and Baton Rouge. We’re also significantly expanding our service on the west coast to help more PAC 12 fans travel to cheer on their teams.”
These flights have been on sale for the last few days. United tells Live and Let’s Fly that the following trio of flights has seen the most sales:
- Flights between Birmingham, AL (BHM) and Austin, TX (AUS) for University of Alabama at University of Texas at Austin on September 9, 2022
- Flights between Spokane, WA (GEG) and Madison, WI (MSN) for Washington State University at University of Wisconsin Madison on September 10, 2022
- Flights between Columbia, SC (CAE) and Fayetteville, AR (XNA) for University of South Carolina at University of Arkansas on September 10, 2022
CONCLUSION
It has been years since I’ve followed any sort of sports team, so this news does not appeal to me directly. Even so, I recognize the vast appeal that collegiate football holds on so many Americans and wanted to pass on the news.
Will you be traveling to a college football away game this season?
My favorite college football team??? ANYBODY playing Alabama!!
Excellent way to gain customers and make money at the same time. Well done, United Airlines.
That one time of the year when BHM becomes a hub
The network team needs to spend less time on routes like these that don’t really matter, and more time on beefing up their hubs. Delta just launched 2 new routes out of LAX, both which United should match, but they are pretty soft in LAX so they probably won’t.
Beefing up ALL of the hubs should be top priority for UA.
As long as my ears don’t go deaf and a football doesn’t hit me in the head. No thanks.