US DOT approves ADI flights from Youngstown airport to Chicago

VIENNA — The process was unexpectedly long, but Aerodynamics Inc. has finally received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation to begin flights between the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport and Chicago O’Hare International starting July 1.

The airline received an email from Katy O’Toole of the DOT this morning granting authority to begin the flights.

Dan Dickten, director aviation at the airport forwarded a copy of the email to The Vindicator.

The approval process for the flights took nearly two years – more than double as long as it normally takes, Dickten said,

A formal approval letter will be forthcoming, O’Toole said.

The airline will begin using 50-seat aircraft to provide 10 round-trip flights per week starting July 1.

The tickets are expected go on sale the middle of next week on the www.flyadi.com website and later on sites like Expedia, Orbit and Travelocity, said Mickey Bowman, senior vice president and chief operating officer for ADI.

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