Is ExpressJet Airlines Still Flying?
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. ExpressJet, operating under its aha! brand at the time, filed for bankruptcy and ceased all flight operations on August 22, 2022, following a failed attempt to relaunch as an independent carrier.
ExpressJet's IATA code was EV, with ICAO code ASQ, used throughout its decades as a Continental Express and United Express feeder carrier.
aha! (short for Air-Hotel-Adventure) was ExpressJet's independent scheduled-airline relaunch, based at Reno-Tahoe International Airport starting October 2021, focused on underserved West Coast routes — it operated for less than a year before the company's 2022 bankruptcy.
United Airlines ended its regional flying contract with ExpressJet in September 2020 as part of a decision to consolidate United Express flying with other regional partners, ending ExpressJet's role as a United feeder carrier.
Yes, ExpressJet began in 1986 as Continental Express, a wholly owned Continental Airlines subsidiary, before becoming an independent company in 2002 and later operating as United Express after the Continental-United merger.
No. Since neither ExpressJet nor its aha! brand operates flights, you can't book tickets directly with either. Search for your route under a current US carrier instead.
Yes, new owners floated a plan around 2023 to relaunch ExpressJet's operating certificate as a widebody charter operator, but this has not resulted in a public relaunch of scheduled commercial service.
Other United Express regional partners, including SkyWest, GoJet, and CommuteAir, absorbed the flying that ExpressJet previously handled for United.
Search for your origin and destination under current mainline or regional carriers serving those markets, since ExpressJet's routes were redistributed after its 2022 shutdown.
There's no confirmed active relaunch as of the most recent public information — any revival attempts have remained speculative rather than resulting in resumed scheduled passenger service.
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