SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- United
Airlines (UAL), the leading carrier in the San Francisco Bay Area, today announced it
will begin service between San
Francisco and Pape'ete, the capital of Tahiti, the South
Pacific's gateway to more than 118 islands in French Polynesia including Bora Bora, Moorea, the Marquesas and Raiatea.
United is the only U.S. carrier offering nonstop service to Tahiti
from the mainland United States.
Tickets are now available for purchase.
"We are excited to announce Tahiti as our 13th new
international route this year, and we are even more thrilled about
offering our customers a whole new world of vacation
opportunities," said Patrick Quayle,
United's vice president of International Network. "We know our
customers want more destinations to choose from to escape the
winter weather, and we look forward to being the airline that
connects them to this corner of paradise."
United's service from San
Francisco will connect customers to the South Pacific's most
pristine waters, white sand beaches, stunning turquoise lagoons,
coral atolls and volcanic mountain peaks. Visitors to the islands
experience a tropical paradise and countless spaces to relax and
reconnect in natural beauty and authentic French Polynesian island
culture.
United will operate nonstop service, three times weekly with
Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft between its San Francisco hub and Fa'a'ā International
Airport (PPT), beginning Oct. 30,
2018, through March 28, 2019,
subject to government approval.
Winter 2018
schedule – Subject to government approval
|
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Flight
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City
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Frequency
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Depart*
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Arrive*
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UA 115
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SFO - PPT
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Tues/Thurs/Sun
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2:45 p.m.
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9:25 p.m.
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UA 114
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PPT - SFO
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Tues/Thurs/Sun
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11:45 p.m.
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9:50 a.m. next
day
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*Flight Times Subject
to Change
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United's Long History Connecting Customers to
the Pacific Islands
United's love affair with the Pacific islands started more than
70 years ago and continues today. It began in 1947 with United's
first flight across the Pacific from San
Francisco to Honolulu,
making the Hawaiian Islands an easily accessible destination for
tourism and business. Today, United offers more flights between the
mainland and the Hawaiian Islands than any other U.S. carrier.
In 1968, United expanded its Pacific network linking the
Hawaiian Islands, the Marshall
Islands, Micronesia and
Guam. Today, nearly half a century
later, United's Island Hopper - Flight 155 - departs Guam in the morning and makes a series of
five, one-hour flights to the islands of Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae;
Kwajalein and Majuro. In addition
to the airline's popular Island Hopper service, United connects
customers from Guam to other
island destinations including Palau, Yap and the
Philippines.
In 1986, United began nonstop service from its West Coast hubs
in the U.S. to Sydney and
Melbourne, Australia. Today,
United is the largest U.S. carrier to serve Australia, offering the most seats to
Sydney and Melbourne with its daily nonstop service from
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Building its powerful Pacific network, last year United began
nonstop service from San Francisco
to Auckland, New Zealand, becoming
the largest mainland U.S. carrier to serve the City of Sails.
United's San Francisco Hub
United and United Express operate more than 250 daily flights
between San Francisco and 90
destinations throughout North
America, Latin America,
Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. Beginning in June 2018, United will start nonstop seasonal
summer service between San
Francisco and Zurich.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,500
flights a day to 337 airports across five continents. In 2016,
United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights
carrying more than 143 million customers. United is proud to have
the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S.
mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, Newark/New York,
San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 751 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 489
regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to more
than 190 countries via 28 member airlines. For more information,
visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook.
The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings,
Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL".
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