NewsApril 27, 2023

Contour Airlines will be the jet service of another regional community starting Tuesday, Aug. 1. The City of Carbondale, Illinois, announced, through a collaborative effort with the City of Marion, Illinois, and Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, it had secured jet service from the airliner to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago...

Contour Airlines will provide service to Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois near Marion starting in August. The airliner will operate 12 flights a week from Veterans Airport to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Contour Airlines will provide service to Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois near Marion starting in August. The airliner will operate 12 flights a week from Veterans Airport to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.Southeast Missourian File

Contour Airlines will be the jet service of another regional community starting Tuesday, Aug. 1.

The City of Carbondale, Illinois, announced, through a collaborative effort with the City of Marion, Illinois, and Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, it had secured jet service from the airliner to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

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"This is a big deal for Southern Illinois, connecting the region to Chicago and vice versa," a Facebook post from Carbondale said. "As a result, we anticipate a boost in local tourism and regional business recruitment."

Contour will operate 12 flights a week from Veterans Airport to Chicago. The flight time is less than an hour.

The Southern Illinois airport joins the numerous other airports across the country — including Cape Girardeau Regional Airport — that have transitioned to Contour's service. Cape Air is the current airliner and will still operate flights to and from the airport until August.

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