OREANDA-NEWS. July 16, 2014. Air Choice One initiated Chicago's first-ever flights to Ironwood, Michigan. Air service began from Gogebic - Iron County Airport (IWD).

The first scheduled flight arrived at Chicago O'Hare International Airport at 4:40 a.m.

Air Choice One CEO Shane Storz was onboard the first flight along with five other passengers. "Both the Chicago and Ironwood communities have been very receptive to our new service," he said. "We can't wait to see how we grow ridership the rest of the summer and become a fixture in the community."

In addition to the new service to Ironwood, Air Choice One provides the quickest, most convenient way to travel to the cities of Burlington, Iowa and Decatur, Illinois from O'Hare.

"On behalf of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, it's great to see that Air Choice One is continuing to expand its service to O'Hare," said Rosemarie S. Andolino, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA). "We are committed to working with regional airports and carriers like Air Choice One, to maintain and extend services that connect smaller communities to the Chicago metropolitan region."