November 21, 2017
CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines (UAL) today announced it will offer customers more opportunities to travel from five of its U.S. hubs to 10 cities in California, Florida, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Oregon and Texas beginning in April 2018. Additionally, the airline announced it will optimize its O'Hare International Airport (ORD) schedule to provide shorter connection times and more options for customers connecting through Chicago.
"We continue to focus on making United the first choice for customers when planning their domestic and international travel," said Grant Whitney, United's vice president of Domestic Network Planning. "Our new daily services connect customers to important business markets and our new seasonal summer routes provide more customers with convenient access to enjoy our National Parks."
New year round service
United will now serve Wilmington, North Carolina from Chicago and Washington Dulles and Elmira, New York from New York/Newark. The full list of new routes includes:
|
Hub |
New Destination |
Frequency |
Begins |
Aircraft |
|
Chicago (ORD) |
El Paso (ELP) |
2 flights daily |
April 9 |
E170 |
|
Chicago (ORD) |
Wilmington (ILM) |
2 flights daily |
April 9 |
ERJ |
|
Denver (DEN) |
Jacksonville (JAX) |
1 flight daily |
April 9 |
E175 |
|
Los Angeles (LAX) |
Redmond (RDM) |
2 flights daily |
April 9 |
CRJ |
|
Los Angeles (LAX) |
Medford (MFR) |
2 flights daily |
April 9 |
CRJ |
|
New York/Newark (EWR) |
Elmira (ELM) |
2 flights daily |
April 9 |
ERJ |
|
Washington-Dulles (IAD) |
Wilmington (ILM) |
2 flights daily |
April 9 |
ERJ |
New seasonal daily service from Chicago (ORD) and Los Angeles (LAX)
With United's new summer service, more customers will have easier access to popular outdoor destinations like Yosemite National Park near Fresno; Glacier National Park near Kalispell and Yellowstone National Park near Missoula.
|
Hub |
New Destination |
Frequency |
Begins |
Aircraft |
|
Chicago (ORD) |
Fresno (FAT) |
Daily |
June 7 |
E175 |
|
Los Angeles (LAX) |
Kalispell (FCA) |
Daily |
June 7 |
CRJ |
|
Los Angeles (LAX) |
Missoula (MSO) |
Daily |
June 7 |
CRJ |
Enhancing operations in Chicago
Beginning in February 2018, a newly enhanced bank structure at O'Hare will mean shorter connection times and better access to more destinations for customers connecting through the carrier's Chicago hub. This operations enhancement, already in place at United's Houston hub, will enable United to greatly improve connectivity throughout its industry-leading global route network.
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, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 743 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express partners operate 478 regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 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".
SOURCE United Airlines