United Express, which is owned and operated by the Great Lakes Aviation of Bloomington, Minn., will begin a commuter service out of Carbondale that goes straight to O’Hare.

Station Manager for United Express, Lana White said, This is a better service to customers wanting to go to O’Hare. They can go directly from here to Chicago and from there get a connecting flight to anywhere, nationally or internationally.

Besides the destination change, United Express has changed the connecting plane from Springfield to Chicago. Instead of the 19-passenger Beechcraft, they will have a 30-passenger Brazilia.

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United Express offers a cheaper through-fare out of Chicago and students can travel for a base fare of $49 each way plus airport taxes. This puts a student’s round-trip ticket between $106 and $112.

People who already have a ticket out of Carbondale for anytime after Sept. 11, should call our 800 number to reconfirm their flight, White said. The ticket prices will not change, but our flight times will.

To check on your flight, call 1-800-241-6522.