United
Airlines has announced its growth at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental
Airport with a $2.6B project in Terminal B, a cutting-edge state-of-the-art
baggage system, a new United Club location and thousands of new jobs.
The project includes an expansion of 40 gates for larger aircraft
allowing for an increase in 40 percent more passengers who can fly from the
airport. The new United Club will be the largest in the U.S. and the Early Bag
Storage facility is the only one of its kind in North America.
In addition, the expansion will create 1,500 United positions
in Houston along with another 4,000 construction-related jobs throughout the
project.
United CEO Scott Kirby will be joined by Houston Mayor
Sylvester Turner and other officials to celebrate the expansion and show off
the airline's new Airbus A321neo, which takes its inaugural flight from Houston
on November 30, and is one of 800 new planes set to join United's fleet between
2023 and 2032.
"United Next is about new investments that improve the
customer experience and building careers for the next generation of aviation
professionals – and all those things and more are coming to life here in
Houston," said Kirby.
Mayor Turner added "Houston is a premier, world-class
destination deserving of a state-of-the-art facility to welcome individuals
traveling to our city," said Mayor Turner. "The expansion of Terminal
B is physical proof of United's ongoing commitment to the economic vitality of
the City of Houston. We are grateful for
United, one of the city's largest employers, for creating nearly 4,000 new jobs
for our community and enhancing the growing demand for domestic and international
travel globally."
United offers more flights from Houston
to more destinations than any other airline and this winter will increase
capacity by nearly 10 percent, flying to more than double the number of cities
from Houston than all other airlines combined.
On April 1, 2024, United will be the first airline to offer
non-stop service between Houston and Georgetown, Guyana, with four times weekly
service on a Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft. This route joins nonstop flights to
more than 160 destinations from Houston, including more than 85 destinations no
other carriers serve non-stop from the city – including places like Brazil,
Australia, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Peru and more.
Over the past decade, United has added more than 20 new
destinations out of Houston, including to Sydney, Australia; Santiago, Chile;
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Munich, Germany and more.
The airline will also debut its largest-ever schedule
between Houston and Florida this March, with a 25 percent increase in flying compared
to 2023. The airline is adding more than 200 additional flights in March to top
destinations including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Fort Myers, Tampa,
Orlando and more.
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