COLUMBIA, Mo. -- American Airlines says its new flights from Columbia to Dallas and Chicago will start Feb. 14.

The Columbia Daily Tribune reported the carrier announced Wednesday that bookings for the flights will start Nov. 4.

The flight times for the routes to Chicago O'Hare: Departing Columbia at 1:55 p.m., arriving in Columbia at 5:10 p.m.

The flights to Dallas/Fort Worth will leave Columbia at 6:45 a.m. and at 5:40 p.m. every day except Saturday. The flights will arrive in Columbia at 1:25 p.m. daily and 8:25 p.m. every day except Saturday.

The Columbia City Council on Monday approved an agreement with American that includes a $3.3 million revenue guarantee fund for the airline.

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Information from: Columbia Daily Tribune, http://www.columbiatribune.com