Airlines Expand Flights for 2024 Political Conventions
United and American Airlines add routes and increase capacity for Milwaukee and Chicago events.
- United Airlines will add 72 flights to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention in July.
- American Airlines will operate additional nonstop flights from New York and Washington, D.C., to Milwaukee.
- United Airlines plans 118 extra flights to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention in August.
- Chicago's O'Hare Airport will see its largest schedule since 2019 due to the DNC.
- Milwaukee's Mitchell Airport is preparing for a significant increase in travelers and private jets.