Basic Economy offers low fares but includes late boarding and no free checked bags.
Main Cabin Extra provides early boarding and complimentary drinks for a small fee.
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Low season | February |
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High season | May |
Cheapest flight | $31 |
Find which airlines fly direct from Chicago to Charlotte Douglas Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.
Direct departures
Chicago to Charlotte Douglas
Monday
American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines
American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more
Tuesday
American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines
American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more
Wednesday
American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines
American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more
Thursday
American Airlines, Frontier, Southwest, +1 more
American Airlines, Frontier, +2 more
1
Friday
American Airlines, Frontier, Southwest, +1 more
American Airlines, Frontier, +2 more
1
Saturday
American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines
American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more
Sunday
American Airlines, Frontier, Southwest, +1 more
American Airlines, Frontier, +2 more
1
Direct returns
Charlotte Douglas to Chicago
Monday
American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines
American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more
Tuesday
American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines
American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more
Wednesday
American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines
American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more
Thursday
American Airlines, Frontier, Southwest, +1 more
American Airlines, Frontier, +2 more
1
Friday
American Airlines, Frontier, Southwest, +1 more
American Airlines, Frontier, +2 more
1
Saturday
American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines
American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more
Sunday
American Airlines, Frontier, Southwest, +1 more
American Airlines, Frontier, +2 more
1
Short flight with plenty of open seats. Drinks and snacks were still provided even on such a short flight. <1 hr
Short flight with plenty of open seats. Drinks and snacks were still provided even on such a short flight. <1 hr
I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.
Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.
Very good. Sad to learn Southwest is going start to charge for bags
Our flight was diverted from being a non-stop to getting within 150 miles and requiring another plane. We heard 4 or 5 different versions from SW as to why we had to stop, then wait for a replacement plane. Five hour delay, weather did not come up as a single excuse.... communication was not clear and well explained. No one really took charge!
My flight to Chicago left and landed early. My return flight left two minutes late and arrived 2 minutes late. My seat selections were ideal! There were no snacks going to Chicago and no snacks on the return trip. There are no charging outlets on board.
WiFi on the flight was not working. Thus, entertainment options were limited.
Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.
Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.
Gate agents were informative and friendly… flight attendants were as well. Had a fun time chatting about their legacy AirTran experiences as a former fan of the airline that Southwest acquired.
My flight was scheduled for about 6:05 departure. There were 11 gate changes from 4-7pm and the flight was 3 hours delayed due to operational issues. The plane taxied around the airport for about half an hour before stopping to be de-iced. It would have been nice if we were alerted of the plan to de-ice prior to the 30 minute drive around the airport. The flight attendant was friendly, which was the only redeeming thing about this flight. As a former flight attendant for United, I was extremely disappointed.
Delays took 2hours and thirty minutes making me miss my connecting flight and make me sit in the Chicago airport for 9 hours
Had a short delay once we boarded the aircraft in Chicago, but it was fixed in no time flat then we were on our way. The pilot was able to make up the time lost and we landed 5 minute later then schedualed . Great service
Our seats were all the way in back of the plane,
The seats on this flight were almost roomy enough to be the basic amount needed for human existence. I think my favorite part of this flight was it landed at an A gate, which was the most palatial part of Sea-Tac I've ever seen - a massive improvement from the S gates.
The seats on this flight were almost roomy enough to be the basic amount needed for human existence.
The flight attendants in First Class were mediocre at best. They did not take our tray away until we were about to land and only did so when I press the call button. The United person at the United Club was asked to get us our boarding pass since we missed the flight due in Chicago. She argued that we did not have seats on the flight given to us in Moline. Furthermore, she was adamant that we did not have a First Class ticket. After I spent much time with her trying to show we were correct, she reluctantly agreed. She was probably the most incompetent ticketing person I have ever met and I have traveled 3 million miles on United plus many additional miles with other carriers. United has definitely deteriorated in more than on way.
Short flight - no food understandable. Flight was delayed for over an hour. Overall, it was good.
We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.
Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed
Cabin was roomy enough to easily slide my carry on under the seat in front of me!
Good experience but the snacks are not gluten free, so I cannot eat them.
I didn’t like anything, being platinum pro get you absolutely nowhere and does not increase the customer service treatment whatsoever anymore. My flight was canceled and they put me on a flight eight hours later that would’ve got me back in the middle of the night. They could’ve easily move me up to an hour Prior on an earlier flight. My second flight was unreasonable to take, the third flight was also canceled due to mechanical issues like the first flight. I don’t know what’s going on with American, but they are falling apart, after seven flight changes I finally got home, Unreasonable.
They have lost any customer service care and support. Terrible airline now and been for awhile.
The flight was delayed leaving Miami. When we arrived in Charlotte, we were unable to park at our scheduled gate. We had to wait another 30-45 minutes before we could park at a different gate. All in all, we were delayed by almost two hours arriving in Charlotte.
Everything was great except it became so hot on the plane I couldn’t sleep on my red eye flight. It didn’t really cool down till we started descending.
They changed my seat from one that I had paid for as an upgrade to a regular seat at the last minute.
It was so bad it will be my last. Connecting flight gate agent closed the door in my face when i told her my husband is 30 seconds away (and we were running close/late because the preceding AA flight was slightly delayed. We had to be rebooked on a non-direct flight with an overnight layover in Phoenix. This is the worst experience ever and for no fault of our own. The flight we were trying to get on would not have been late if the gate agent allowed my husband to get there. It was senseless, cruel and very upsetting. I don’t understand why we were subjected to this.
Kayak boarding information contained inaccuracies that would have not existed if booked directly with American. Paid for preferential boarding, was last to board.
Everything was excellent. I loved my flight Thank you so much 😊
Spirit is awful. Too expensive for what you get. Stop nickel and diming.
Good crew and safe. However, comfort and being nickeled-and-dimed are my issues. $75 each way for luggage is exhortation. The space to the next seat is so close you cannot open a laptop. The magazine rack doesn’t hold your items. Not a fan.
WiFi could have been a little more consistent - otherwise a phenomenal and positive experience. The 1000 mile giveaway was awesome!!!
Loved staff help @ kiosk, staff on airplane. Commitment to punctuality. I sat in a "blocked" row, where the middle seat had no passenger & loved it! I appreciate not having to pay for water, which I've experienced even on international flights. Only negative was how dirty the bathroom was for a 4.5 hrs flight. But I don't think flight attendants monitor this.
Your employees need to learn how to talk to people as creations of Yah. We are not their children nor are we lower than them.
Helpful attendants at check-in is very good. The $70 charge for a checked bags I didn't care for.and the constant charges for picking a seat and faster check-in are too much. Please cut the prices by at least 50% would be fantastic!
The flight was delayed over an hour and we had to sit on the plane. Crew does not apologize due to the delay. Spirit will NEVER do anything to give a customer a better experience. A child next to me was kicking me the whole time. I don't ever enjoy flying with Spirit.
Easy! As long as you don’t mind no frills, our flight was enjoyable and on time
Smooth enough, delay-free and safe. All went as expected,
Fantastic. Had handicapped traveler and they helped us through security, helped with boarding, helped put wheelchair together, and were all very patient. A pleasant change from previous spirit flights I’ve taken. Highly recommend.
They switched my flight to Spirit, Never using Kayak again,
i was denied boarding, even though i had an assigned seat, checked in on line and was at airport early. Then they refused to fully refund the the fair and replacement fair because they claimed it was "no show/denied boarding". I will never fly this airline again
I was not permitted on my flight and had to purchase another flight ticket to Las Vegas.
This was a full flight and I was in Zone 1, however upon boarding, several other zones went in ahead of me, leaving no overhead cabin space near my seat. This created a challenging disembarkment process.
Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.
Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark
It was a no frills flight. Would have liked to be able to charge my device
The flight itself was ok and the pilot was very communicative. However, our flight was delayed for almost 3 hours, the gate was changed 3 times and there was no communication as we were waiting. The flight staff was overall a little crabby...I understand as they probably had a long day but we all did.
Asked for a seat change to be w my wife at the gate they were great in sorting it out to make it happen
Everything went as planned. Crew was great. Seats were still not that comfortable.
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