

We’ve definitely got great placement on the map when they look at fleet management. “The good news is that quite honestly the airlines are very familiar with Columbia, Missouri.

She tells listeners that they’re currently talking to United and Delta Airlines, as well as to some low-cost carriers. Parks has also predicted that United will be back.īutton is optimistic about the future of COU, especially with its $23-million new terminal. COU airport manager Mike Parks told 939 the Eagle News at the time that the decision involved pilot and staffing shortages. United suspended flights at Columbia Regional Airport in January 2022. So we do expect them to come back,” Button tells 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.”

And as I mentioned they did suspend service, not exit the community specifically. “We continue to have conversations with United (Airlines). Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) president Stacey Button describes United as a great partner. The Chicago-based airline suspended service at COU during the pandemic. Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe addresses several hundred people at the Octoribbon-cutting for the $23-million new terminal at Columbia Regional Airport (file photo courtesy of Governor Parson’s Flickr page)Ī top Columbia business leader predicts United Airlines will return to Columbia Regional Airport (COU).
