84 Miles: American Airlines Replaces Buses With CRJ-700 Flights To Chicago Today

American Airlines is implementing an immediate change to its transportation schedule between South Bend, Indiana and Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The airline will be utilizing CRJ-700 aircraft instead of buses for this route starting today, November 2nd. This decision follows a single year of operating the route via motorcoaches, which was initially launched in November 2023. Passengers traveling from South Bend to Chicago will now experience flights on the CRJ-700. American Airlines confirmed that the distance covered by these flights totals approximately 84 miles.