United Airlines offering direct flights for premier college football games, including two B1G matchups
Traveling to college football games this season will be a lot easier. Well, it will at least be easier to attend nine games come the fall.
United Airlines is adding nine special direct flights for major college football games this year, two of which feature B1G matchups. Ohio State’s trip to Nebraska on Sept. 28 and Wisconsin’s visit to Columbus on Oct. 26 are two of the nine destinations on the list.
Our fall playbook is full of new, nonstop routes to game day 🏈https://t.co/1yjhKLSNdt pic.twitter.com/rOQEjDZmcX
— United Airlines (@united) June 20, 2019
“Our playbook this year will make it easier than ever for fans, alumni and students to cheer on their teams in other college towns across the country,” said Ankit Gupta, United Airlines’ vice president of Domestic Network Planning. “It’s exciting for football fans and even more exciting for United to be able to operate nonstop flights between these communities for the very first time.”
Here’s a look at the two B1G games on the list:
Sept. 28: Ohio State at Nebraska
Sept. 27: Depart from Columbus, arrive in Lincoln
Sept. 29: Depart from Lincoln, arrive in Columbus
Oct. 26: Wisconsin at Ohio State
Oct. 25: Depart from Madison, arrive in Columbus
Oct. 27: Depart from Columbus, arrive in Madison
Below is the full list of the nine games that United Airlines has special flights for this season:
- Aug. 31: Auburn vs. Oregon (AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)
- Sept. 7: LSU at Texas
- Sept. 14: Alabama at South Carolina
- Sept. 21: Notre Dame at Georgia
- Sept. 28: Ohio State at Nebraska
- Oct. 12: Alabama at Texas A&M
- Oct. 12: USC at Notre Dame
- Oct. 26: Wisconsin at Ohio State
- Nov. 9: Notre Dame at Duke