United launches largest Winter flight schedule ever

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Beginning today, United Airlines begins the largest winter flight schedule in the company’s history, with an average of nearly 4,600 flights per day during the peak season. The airline will add flights at more than 140 U.S. airports, including new service 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.

“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.

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, launching October 24. 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.

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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.

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.

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 and Houston.

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.

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.

In the Caribbean, United begins service from Newark to St. Kitts early, with weekly nonstop flights starting in November operating on a Boeing 737-900ER. The airline will extend service between Newark and Bermuda into the winter season, making the route year-round, and will add daily service between Newark and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago for the peak holiday and Carnival periods.

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.