You Can Now Fly to Every Continent Direct from Chicago
By Julian HaydaYou Can Now Fly to Every Continent Direct from Chicago
By Julian Hayda
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Chicago travelers can now fly directly from O’Hare airport to every continent except Antarctica. Air New Zealand’s non-stop flight to Auckland marks the first-ever direct route to the Australasia region from the Midwest. Another game-changing direct flight out of O’Hare now takes travelers to Ethiopia. We’ll discuss how the flights are changing travel out of the United States with Nina Kokotas Hahn, a Chicago-based travel and lifestyle writer, environmentalist, and contributor to Chicago Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure.