United Express to Add 5th PIA-ORD frequency!

Videocapture shows a United Express CRJ200 on final approach to PIA on July 22, 2023

United Airlines' United Express regional partners will be offering five daily roundtrips between Peoria and Chicago-O'Hare on August 20!

At present, four roundtrips are operated daily by SkyWest Airlines using 50-seat CRJ200 equipment. A fifth departure begans the evening of August 19 with a full schedule the next day. Three of the roundtrips, will be operated by CRJ550 equipment, which is a CRJ700 modified with a premium cabin configuration, but with 50 seats. 

Two of the CRJ550 cycles will be operated by GoJet Airlines, the other by SkyWest Airlines. And it gets more interesting. The schedule prior to the expansion in frequency calls for the following - 

Dep. 6:15am to Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Arr. 10:19am from Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Dep. 11:00am to Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Arr. 3:03pm from Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Dep. 1539pm to Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Arr. 4:43pm from Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Dep. 5:25pm to Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Arr. 9:32pm from Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200

On August 20, the first full day of the expanded schedule will be as follows - 

Dep. 6:55am to Chicago-O'Hare CRJ550*
Dep. 0810am to Chicago-O'Hare CRJ550
Arr. 10:13am from Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Dep. 1049am to Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Arr. 3:18pm from Chicago-O'Hare CRJ550*
Dep. 3:55pm to Chicago-O'Hare CRJ550*
Arr. 4:43pm from Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Dep. 5:19pm to Chicago-O'Hare CRJ200
Arr. 8:52pm from Chicago-O'Hare CRJ550*
Arr. 10:15pm from Chicago-O'Hare CRJ550

*Operated by GoJet Airlines

Notice that there are still two turnarounds closely spaced in the mid- to late-afternoon period (the first with a CRJ550) as well as two Remain-Overnight flights (RON, both with CRJ550s). So PIA will have three American Eagle and three United Express jets overnight. 

But with two afternoon turnarounds closely spaced and two RON flights, does it seem United (Express) may be trying to build up to larger regional jets someday but with frequency reduced back to three daily roundtrips?

- David P. Jordan

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