by Donald Wood
Last updated: 12:20 PM ET, Thu October 24, 2024
United Airlines announced its largest winter schedule in
company history, averaging about 4,600 flights every day during peak season.
In total, United will add flights at more than 140 airports in
the United States, including additional service to some of the most popular ski
and sun destinations.
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“This winter, we're offering more flights to more
destinations to give customers the widest range of places to explore,” United Senior
Vice President Patrick Quayle said. “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.”
Africa
The airline will welcome the winter schedule with its
inaugural flight between Newark/New York and Marrakesh, Morocco, launching on
October 24. United will be the only carrier to directly connect the U.S. and
Marrakesh with new three times weekly service on a Boeing 767-300ER.
Europe
As part of the winter schedule, United will extend service
to top European destinations, including Greece, Spain, Italy, and Portugal. The
airline is also extending 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.
Pacific
In the Pacific, United will be the only U.S. carrier to fly
to Cebu, Philippines, with daily flights on Boeing 737-800 aircraft from
Tokyo/Narita, starting on October 27. In addition, the airline will double
daily service between San Francisco and Seoul-Incheon year-round and add a
second daily flight between Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
United will also connect Los Angeles and Shanghai with daily
flights, starting on October 26.
Latin America
The airline expects to be nearly 10% larger this winter in Latin
America, United will add nonstop service to Medellin, Colombia, from Houston on
November 13, as well as flights to Dominica from Newark/New York on February 15.
United is also expanding its offerings from San Francisco
with year-round flights to Monterrey, Mexico. The carrier will launch service
from Newark/New York to St. Kitts in November, while flights between Newark/New
York and Bermuda into the winter season will be extended.
The airline 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.
United States
United is also expanding its domestic schedule from January
to March, including an average of nearly 13 percent more seats to warm-weather
destinations. The airline will launch non-stop service between
Washington/Dulles and Salt Lake City and Palm Springs on December 19.
The carrier will bring back its popular nonstop service from
Cleveland to Cancun and several Florida destinations, including Orlando, Fort
Lauderdale, Tampa and Fort Myers.
Ski Destinations
United will offer more service to top ski markets than any
other U.S. airline, with nearly triple the average daily flights of other carriers
and nonstop service to 11 ski markets. The carrier will 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.
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