Edinburgh Airport teases travellers as flights to popular US city resume for summer

Katie Williams

4 May 2024 at 9:35 am·1-min read

Navy Pier and city skyline with the John Hancock Center from Lake Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, USA — Flights to the Windy City has resumed -Credit:Getty Images

Flights from Edinburgh to one of the America's largest cities have begun again in time for summer.

Those hoping to jet off to Chicago are in luck as Edinburgh Airport has announced that flights have resumed.

Direct flights with United Airlines are taking keen travellers straight to the Windy City every day from the capital.

The flight takes seven hours and ten minutes and jets off from Edinburgh at 11.30am and lands in Chicago at 2pm CTZ.

On May 3, Edinburgh Airport teased customers on social media as flights took off for the first time this season.

Edinburgh Airport said: "Flights to a certain city resumed today and here are four things it's famous for."

They posted four photos, three shots of the city and one of a deep pan cheesy pizza. It didn't take long for followers to flock to the comments to guess the city.

The following day the airport added: "It's Chicago, the Windy City!"

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