Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Champaign to Philadelphia
Entry restrictions
The United States has restricted the entry of all foreign nationals who have passed through or have been in China, Iran, Most European Countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City), the UK, Ireland, Brazil and South Africa in the past 14 days.
With the exception of certain travelers which includes certain family members of US citizens or permanent residents including; spouses, children (under the age of 21), parents (provided that his/her US citizen or permanent resident child is unmarried and under the age of 21), and siblings (provided that both the sibling and the US citizen or permanent resident are unmarried and under the age of 21);
There is also an exception for travelers with the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-1, C-1/D, C-2, C-3, CR-1, CR-2, D, E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee's immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, IR-1, IR-4, IH-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 visa;
Members of the US Armed Forces, spouses, and children of members of the US Armed Forces;
Travelers with invitation of the USA government for a purpose related to the containment/mitigation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19);
Travelers with documents issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection, or US Department of State indicating that the traveler is exempt from the restriction;
B1 crew crewmembers that are engaged in lightering, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activity, wind farm activity, private air/sea crew and other similar crewmember activities;
Students with an F-1 or M-1 visa and their F-2 and M-2 dependents, if they arrive from or have been in Ireland, the UK or Schengen Area in the past 14 days.
Entry requirements
All travelers, 2 years of age or older (including US citizens and transit passenger) must present a negative COVID-19 viral or antigen test result issued 72 hours prior to departure or have a proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days prior to boarding the plane.
Travelers must complete a disclosure and attestation form before departure.
Exemptions or waiver to the testing requirements may be granted by the CDC on an extremely limited basis when emergency travel (like an emergency medical evacuation) must occur to preserve someone’s life, health against a serious danger, or physical safety and testing cannot be completed before travel.
US citizens and permanent residents arriving from the UK must present a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR or antigen test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure.
Travelers arriving in New York State must complete the Traveler Health Form.
Travelers arriving in Massachusetts must complete the Massachusetts Health Form.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers are advised to get tested 3-5 days after travel and stay home and self-quarantine for 7 days after travel. Even if they test negative, they must still stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days. If the test is positive, isolate to protect others from getting infected.
Travelers who did not get tested, are advised to stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
All other info
Travelers are subject to COVID-19 measures set by the state/territory of their final destination. For more information go to CDC website.
There are currently 1,106 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in US and 0 deaths as of Mar 3 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
There are no direct flights for this route listed on KAYAK, the shortest multi-flight duration is 6h 25m.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on American Airlines ($145), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on American Airlines ($254).
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When flying out of Champaign you will be using Champaign University-Willard, often referred to as Champaign Airport. You will be landing at Philadelphia, also known as Philadelphia Airport.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Great service. The staff was great."
Cons: "Delay due to mechanical glitch which should have been checked before boarding"
Cons: "I hated the waiting area at Pearson. I hated the temperature and how tiny the seats are. Was so hot and absolutely miserable."
Cons: "The food"
Cons: "Poor choice and food"
Cons: "The touch screens were horrible and no Wi-Fi"
Pros: "On time departure"
Cons: "Please use the A330 for the return trip..."
Cons: "Unexpected layover in maine. Worst and oldest planes I have ever flown in. Absolutely no entertainment options or Internet from Amsterdam to san francisco!"
Pros: "No water no food nothing good"
Cons: "The bag hanging down from the bottom of the seat in front of me."
Pros: "They were able to use the electronic boarding pass through the app which is nice. Boarding was really quick."
Cons: "The overhead bins didn't have enough space for carry on for everybody flying."
Cons: "Power cord plug-ins for cell phone in passenger lounge were limited. Wish standard seating allowed for more width, better way to avoid reclined seat in front."
Cons: "No entertainment"
Pros: "The Denver airport is beautiful"
Cons: "I will never fly AA again - see below"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Everything"
Pros: "Not much...we did leave on time"
Cons: "All most everything. The seats are too small. I felt like I was in a cattle car. The food was cheap and offered little in nutrition. The attendants seemed to be understaffed although one attendant tried hard to be courteous. The lavatories were reeking by the time we landed. Flying has become a chore. As a result of this experience I will look for other airlines in the future."
Cons: "No entertainment"
Pros: "The TV and Movie options were good. The food was good too. The staff was very attentive."
Cons: "My luggage was misplaced, but I got it delivered to my house by Wednesday evening."
Pros: "Quick and easy"
Cons: "So delayed that I was going to miss connection to talked my way onto a direct into New York"
Pros: "Non-stop"
Cons: "No individual video monitors. Poor choice of audio channels."
Cons: "They would not move me from next to the smokey 50'year old next to me. that's fine. But they told me I couldn't tell her to bathe and quit smoking. O well. I'm not gonna hold it against them for stinky old lady"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "4 hora de retraso ni una cortesía empleados bien carnepuercos"
Pros: "Staff was very courteous and friendly."
Pros: "No complaints"
Pros: "Prompt boarding & early arrival. Staff was also friendly"
Cons: "See my previous comment"
Pros: "On time"
Cons: "Food. Cold breakfast sandwich. Really? Cold bacon and egg."
Pros: "Everything was great"
Cons: "I like everything"
Cons: "Delay!!"
Pros: "Everything was great. I rated low on food and entertainment bc I didn't partake"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "After bomb scare at gate we had a simple mechanical delay us another hour that should have been noticed and fixed during bomb scare delay. Food was scary."
Pros: "Todo estubo muy bien"
Cons: "Everything"
Pros: "Timelines"
Cons: "Turbulence, not there fault"
Pros: "Fast"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "too many gate changes and delays"
Pros: "See above."
Cons: "See above."
Pros: "The great atendance and on time bording"
Cons: "There is no More options of free food included with the ticket fly"
Cons: "Puddle jumpers are the hazard of living in a third tier market."
Pros: "Everything was convenient everybody was nice got the seating that I asked for"
Cons: "Layover was long"
Pros: "No cancellations"
Pros: "Sat on Tarmac for 45 minutes and circled Philadelphia airport for 1 hour"
Cons: "The fact that we made it to Philadelphia"
Cons: "No wifi"
Pros: "Good staff"
Cons: "Both flights delayed"
Cons: "No movie, overnight flights would be great with side head rests, stewardesses were not nice, just ok"
Cons: "Very cramped and no WiFi or any type of movie or entertainment available"
Pros: "Fed us well. The food and drinks kept coming, all fairly descent. Great entertainment. Pillow and blanket very comfortable."
Cons: "Lunch quality of meatballs could be better."
Cons: "They have taken all the joy out of flying. Cramming more seats on planes, makes them uncomfortable for anyone over 5'9""
Airlines flying from Champaign to Philadelphia have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Champaign to Philadelphia
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from Champaign to Philadelphia
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from Champaign to Philadelphia
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from Champaign to Philadelphia
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from Champaign to Philadelphia
Champaign (CMI) United States
Philadelphia (PHL) United States