Youngstown to Chicago flights get green light for July

VIENNA

Aerodynamics Inc. has 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 Friday from Katy O’Toole of the DOT granting authority to begin the flights. Dan Dickten, director of aviation at the regional airport in Vienna forwarded a copy of the email to The Vindicator. 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 – two flights on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays and one each the other four days of the week.

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

Read more about the new service in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.