United adds 6 direct flight between KCI and Vegas for Super Bowl

29 January 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Looking to go to Vegas to support the Chiefs? Well, United Airlines added six direct flights between Kansas City and Las Vegas.

They are considered special direct flights, celebrating the win by having each with special flight numbers celebrating the team’s most popular players and fans.


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The names of each flight are:

UA 1587 – Named after Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce’s Jersey Numbers

UA 1989 – Named after the album of the Chiefs’ popular super fan

UA 2287 – Named after a hit song and jersey number to celebrate the Chiefs’ power couple

This year, United is flying its largest special schedule for the Big Game in their history, adding 40+ flights system-wide and flying larger aircraft, which can get 14,000 more fans across the country to Vegas for the big game.

Tickets are on sale now on United.com and on the United app and as more than a quarter of all flights to the Super Bowl are purchased in the next two weeks.

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