Delta Connection Adds 3rd Daily CIRA-Atlanta Nonstop!

Bloomington-Normal is on a role. Radio station WGLT 89.1 FM is reporting that Delta Connection will resume a third daily nonstop to Atlanta on March 8, 2026. Online schedules show departures at 0600, 1200 and 1559 on that date. Flights are operated by Endeavor Air on 76-seat CRJ900s. The airport authority has been trying to persuade the carrier to restore the third frequency, dropped during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Rivian Automotive's decision to resume work on its Stanton Springs, Georgia plant might be a factor in Delta Connection's decision to increase service, though the easing pilot shortage and softening fuel prices most certainly play into this decision. Allegiant Air's decision to begin twice-weekly nonstop service to Phoenix-Mesa starting February 13 is the second air service announcement in a week.

These announcements will increase service out of Central Illinois Regional Airport to 7 to 9, depending on the day of the week. Schedules for March show Allegiant Air offering nonstops to Orlando-Sanford on Sundays and Thursdays, Phoenix-Mesa on Mondays and Fridays, and St. Petersburg/Clearwater on Mondays and Thursdays. American Eagle will be offering two nonstops daily to Chicago-O'Hare and two nonstops daily to Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Delta Connection will have three nonstops daily to Atlanta.

- David P. Jordan



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