Airline grows role as largest carrier across
both Atlantic and Pacific with largest winter expansion in its
history - new flights also added to Auckland, Beijing, Brisbane, Hong
Kong, Tokyo/Narita, and
more
CHICAGO, Nov. 2, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- United launched its international winter schedule
this year with 50 additional daily flights compared to last winter,
and has become the first U.S. carrier to fly direct from the
continental U.S. to Manila,
Philippines and will be the only carrier to fly between the
U.S. and Christchurch, New
Zealand, starting this December. United will also be the
first U.S. airline to return to Beijing when service from San Francisco resumes on Nov. 9. In total, the airline will fly to more
than 110 international destinations and grow its schedule by more
than 25% versus last year, the largest winter expansion in its
history.
To meet the growing demand for international travel, United
strategically expanded its network with new and increased flying to
key markets this winter, including:
- New service to Manila,
Philippines and soon Christchurch,
New Zealand
- New flights to Auckland,
Brisbane, Hong Kong, Tokyo/Narita, San
Juan and Montego Bay
- Daily service to Beijing and
Shanghai
- Extended service to Athens,
Barcelona, Rome and Paris
"United's industry-leading international network has always set
it apart from the competition, and we continue to find new ways to
bring our customers the locations and schedules that they want,"
said Patrick Quayle, United's Senior
Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances. "This
winter is no exception, as we further expand and deliver
unparalleled connectivity around the globe."
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Historic Expansion in Asia-Pacific
This year, United saw an unprecedented surge in Asia-Pacific travel demand and continues to
rebuild its network across the Pacific to serve this sustained
strength in the market. The airline's transpacific network is 94%
larger this winter than last winter, with a historic expansion in
the South Pacific, the rebuilding of its China network and the addition of 15 daily
non-stop flights across the Pacific region. This will make United's
Asia-Pacific network larger than
pre-COVID for the first time.
United is in the midst of the largest South Pacific expansion in
aviation history, adding over 40% more flights between the U.S. and
Australia/New Zealand for the winter season, compared to
last year. This winter, United will operate 66 flights between the
U.S. and Australia/New Zealand per week.
Key highlights include:
- First and Only Non-Stop Flight between U.S-Christchurch: Starting December 8, United will be the only airline to
offer direct flights between the U.S. and New Zealand's South Island, with the first
direct San Francisco-Christchurch service.
- New Los Angeles-Auckland Service: On October 28, United launched its new Los Angeles-Auckland service, building on its position as
the largest U.S. airline to serve Auckland.
- New Los Angeles-Brisbane Service: On November 29, United will become the largest
carrier between the U.S. and Brisbane with its new service from
Los Angeles.
United also continues to rebuild its network in mainland
China. On October 1, the airline increased its service to
Shanghai with a daily flight from
San Francisco, and will resume its
daily San Francisco-Beijing flights on November 9.
Across the Pacific, United's network this winter is 61% larger
than all other U.S. airlines combined*, with the airline adding
service to key markets, including:
- First and Only Transpacific Service to the Philippines: On October 29, United became the only U.S. airline
to fly direct to the Philippines
from the continental U.S. with its new San Francisco-Manila flight.
- New Los Angeles-Hong Kong Service: United is the only
U.S. airline to fly direct to Hong
Kong, and on October 28,
introduced a new daily flight from Los
Angeles. In total this winter, United has three daily
flights to the city from Los
Angeles and San
Francisco.
- Los Angeles-Tokyo/Narita
Service: On October 28,
United resumed daily, direct service between Los Angeles and Tokyo/Narita. With its existing service
between Los Angeles-Tokyo/Haneda, United will now connect
Los Angeles to both of
Tokyo's international
airports.
More Opportunities for Transatlantic
Travel
With transatlantic demand remaining at a historic high, United
is extending some of its most popular seasonal routes to give
customers more time to explore. This winter, United customers can
take advantage of the following additional nonstop flights:
- New York/Newark – Athens,
Greece: extended through November
28
- Washington-Dulles –
Barcelona, Spain: extended through
December 13
- Washington-Dulles –
Rome, Italy: extended through
January 8
- Second daily New
York/Newark – Paris, France: extended through January 8
In total, United will fly to 25 destinations across the Atlantic
this winter, more than all other U.S. carriers combined, and will
be the only U.S. carrier to offer year-round, non-stop service to
Dubai, Geneva, Edinburgh, Berlin and Amman.
Continued Growth in Latin America & Caribbean
For customers looking for warm-weather getaways, United has
expanded its network in Latin
America and the Caribbean
by 30% this winter compared to last year. As part of its historic
expansion out of Denver, the
airline introduced two new Caribbean routes from the hub: Denver-San
Juan, Puerto Rico launched on October 29 and Denver-Montego Bay,
Jamaica launches on November
4.
United continues to add service from its hubs in Chicago, New
York/Newark, and
Washington-Dulles to destinations
across the Caribbean, including
Aruba, Bonaire, Grand
Cayman Islands and The Bahamas.
The airline has also grown its network in Mexico by nearly 15%, compared to last winter
and is now the largest carrier to the Riviera Maya region. During
the winter peak, United will offer more than 200 weekly flights to
Cancun from eight U.S. cities, the
most in its history, including daily flights from Cleveland as well as service on its Boeing 777
widebody aircraft from Chicago,
Denver and Houston. United also is increasing service
from San Francisco to top
Mexico beach destinations, with up
to two daily flights to Puerto
Vallarta and San Jose del
Cabo.
United remains the largest carrier to Central America and continues to grow. The
airline is increasing service this winter to some of the most
popular destinations in the region, including San Jose and Liberia, Costa
Rica; San Salvador,
El Salvador; Belize City, Belize and Guatemala
City, Guatemala.
*Excluding mainland China
About United
At United, Good Leads The Way. With U.S. hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, Newark/New York,
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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