United will operate nearly 4,600 flights per
day during peak winter season, adding flights at more than 140 U.S.
airports and inaugurating service to four new international
destinations
United expects its busiest-ever winter season
with growing international demand
United's winter schedule officially launches
on October 24 with the addition of
nonstop service to Marrakesh, Morocco
CHICAGO, Oct. 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After a record-setting summer
season with nearly 48 million customers traveling with United,
today the airline makes it even easier for customers to keep
adventuring as temperatures cool down.
United is flying its largest winter schedule in company history*
with an average of nearly 4,600 flights every day during peak
season. The airline will add flights at more than 140 U.S. airports
including new flights to some of the most popular ski and sun
destinations.
The airline is forecasting its busiest winter season ever and is
seeing growing demand for international travel to Latin America and across the Atlantic.
The winter schedule kicks off with United's inaugural flight
between Newark/New York and
Marrakesh, launching October 24.
Beginning October 27, the
airline will be the only U.S. carrier to fly to Cebu, Philippines, with service from Tokyo/Narita. Later this winter, United
will also add nonstop service to Medellin, Colombia from Houston and to Dominica from Newark/New York.
"This winter, we're offering more flights to more destinations
to give customers the widest range of places to explore," said
Patrick Quayle, United's Senior Vice
President of Global Network Planning and Alliances. "Whether that's
adventuring somewhere new overseas, unwinding with some sun or
enjoying the best ski towns in the country, we're pleased to offer
easy access to the top destinations for winter getaways."
Tickets are now available for purchase on the United app and on
United.com.
History-making expansion in Africa
United will have the largest network in Africa in its history this winter and will be
the only airline to directly connect the U.S. and Marrakesh with
new three times weekly service from Newark/New York, launching October 24 on a Boeing 767-300ER. Combined with
United's recently announced service from Washington Dulles to
Dakar, Senegal** launching in
May 2025, United will serve more
destinations in Africa than any
other U.S. carrier.
The new service complements expanded weekly flights from
Washington D.C. to Accra, Ghana beginning in October and
Lagos, Nigeria beginning in
December.
More time to explore southern Europe
After seeing a record increase in summer travel to Europe, United will extend service to iconic
European destinations including Greece, Spain, Italy,
and Portugal this winter with the
most seats offered during the winter peak compared to the same
periods in 2023 and 2024.
United will also extend several seasonal routes into the fall
and winter months, including nonstop service to Milan and Rome from Chicago O'Hare and Madrid from Washington Dulles now flying until
December 2024 and daily flights
between Washington/Dulles and
Lisbon, now extended to
January 2025.
Game-changing connections within the
Pacific
Starting October 27, United will
be the only U.S. carrier to fly to Cebu, Philippines with
daily flights on 737-800 aircraft from Tokyo/Narita,
enabling easy, one-stop connections for U.S. customers from five
hubs in the Continental U.S.
This winter, United will make its second daily service between
San Francisco and Seoul-Incheon
year-round. United will also add a second daily flight between
Los Angeles and Hong Kong, providing flights and connections
in both the morning and evening.
The airline is also increasing flying between Los Angeles and Shanghai with daily flights starting
October 26 on a Boeing 787-9.
Double-digit growth in Latin America
United continues its growth in Latin
America as the airline expects to be nearly 10% larger this
winter compared to last year. On November
13, United will grow its presence in Colombia with new year-round service to
Medellin from Houston**, complementing the airline's
existing routes to Bogota from
Newark/ New York and Houston. Starting February 15, United will be the only carrier
connecting the Northeast U.S. to Dominica** with its weekly nonstop service on
a Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
United is expanding its Latin
America offerings from San
Francisco with new, year-round flights to Monterrey, Mexico, operated by United
Express partner SkyWest up to twice daily, and with new seasonal,
weekly service to Belize City,
Belize.
In the Caribbean, United begins
service from Newark/New York to
St. Kitts early, with weekly
nonstop flights starting in November operating on a Boeing
737-900ER. The airline will extend service between Newark/New York and Bermuda into the winter season, making the
route year-round, and will add daily service between Newark/New York and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago for the
peak holiday and Carnival periods.
United plans additional expansions from Chicago, Houston, Washington,
D.C., and Los Angeles to
cities like Buenos Aires,
Argentina; Guatemala City,
Guatemala; Morelia, Mexico; San
Juan, Puerto Rico; and San
Salvador, El Salvador.
Coast to coast domestic growth
United's domestic schedule from January to March will be its
largest ever with nearly 140 airports offering more flights than
the same time last year.
During the winter season, U.S. travelers will have more
opportunities to head west with an average of nearly 13% more seats
to warm-weather destinations including Phoenix, AZ; Palm
Springs and San Diego,
CA.
The airline will launch new non-stop service between
Washington/Dulles and Salt Lake City and Palm Springs on December 19.
United continues its growth in Florida this year with 20 additional
departures from its hub airports to cities like Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Palm
Beach. The airline will also bring back its popular nonstop
service from Cleveland to
Cancun and several Florida destinations including Orlando, Fort
Lauderdale, Tampa and
Fort Myers.
United leads in ski destinations this
winter
United continues to offer more service to top ski markets than
any other U.S. carrier with nearly triple the average daily flights
of other airlines and nonstop service to 11 ski markets in
2024.
This winter, the airline will introduce larger, Embraer E-175
aircraft operated by SkyWest** to Aspen,
CO and Bishop/Mammoth, CA, offering more premium seats on
these select ski routes, as well as increase the number of flights
between United hub airports and destinations including:
- New winter seasonal weekend service between Washington/Dulles and Bozeman, MT and an additional flight between
Newark/New York and Bozeman, MT.
- New seasonal weekend service between Chicago and Gunnison/Crested
Butte, CO in February and March.
- New winter seasonal service between Los Angeles and Kalispell, MT starting in February.
- A second daily flight between Newark/New York and Jackson Hole, WY from December to March.
- During peak holiday season from December to January, a daily
flight between Los Angeles and
Montrose/Telluride, CO.
- Twice daily service to Sun Valley,
ID from both Los Angeles
and San Francisco during peak
holiday season.
- A seasonal extension of Denver-Bishop/Mammoth service with twice
weekly flights through the end of April.
*By available seat miles
**Pending government approvals
About United
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hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, New York/Newark, San
Francisco and Washington, D.C., United operates the most
comprehensive global route network among North American carriers
and is now the largest airline in the world as measured by
available seat miles. For more about how to join the United team,
please visit www.united.com/careers and more information
about the company is at www.united.com. United Airlines
Holdings, Inc., the parent company of United Airlines, Inc., is
traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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