Four Airlines Add New Flights from Cincinnati Airport

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Four airlines - Allegiant Air, British Airways, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines - are adding or expanding flights from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). The new routes include nonstop service to Orange County, California; Portland, Oregon; London; Nashville; and additional flights to Chicago.

Why it matters

The new flights from CVG represent an expansion of air travel options for the Cincinnati region, providing more direct connections to major U.S. cities as well as international destinations like London. This could boost tourism and business travel to and from the area.

The details

Allegiant Air is launching a new nonstop flight from CVG to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California starting in May. The airline is also restarting its nonstop service to Portland International Airport in Oregon. British Airways is expanding its nonstop service between CVG and London Heathrow Airport from five to six times per week, starting on March 29. Southwest Airlines will begin twice-daily flights from CVG to Nashville in March. And American Airlines is adding up to three additional daily flights from CVG to its hub at Chicago O'Hare, for a total of seven peak daily flights.

• The new Allegiant Air flights to Orange County, California and Portland, Oregon will start in May.
• British Airways is expanding its nonstop service between CVG and London Heathrow Airport from five to six times per week starting on March 29.
• Southwest Airlines will begin twice-daily flights from CVG to Nashville in March.
• American Airlines is adding up to three additional daily flights from CVG to Chicago O'Hare in February.