CHICAGO, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines is
announcing today more options for customers to take long-awaited
summer vacations by adding more than 400 daily flights to its July
schedule and increasing service to reopened European destinations.
This is United's largest monthly schedule since before the pandemic
- United plans to fly 80% of its U.S. schedule compared to July of
2019 – and bookings for summer travel are up 214% compared to 2020
levels.
In the U.S., United will add new routes to Bozeman, MT; Orange
County, CA; Raleigh, N.C
and Yellowstone/Cody, WY. The airline is also adjusting its
flight times at its hubs at Chicago O'Hare International Airport
and Washington Dulles International Airport to provide more
convenient options for customers. Internationally, United is giving
travelers more options to visit Europe from New
York/Newark by adding an
additional weekly flight to Dubrovnik, Croatia and operating a larger aircraft to
Athens, Greece.
As customers travel internationally, United's mobile app and
website provide a comprehensive list of entry requirements for
destinations around the world and United remains the only U.S.
carrier that makes it easy for customers to search, book and upload
COVID-19 tests and vaccination records through its own digital
platforms. The airline also was the first to set up an easy way for
international travelers to bring a CDC-approved test with them,
self-administer while abroad, and return home through an innovative
collaboration with Abbott. To see how it works click here.
July Domestic Schedule
"This July we're taking a big step toward flying at pre-pandemic
levels for our domestic network," said Ankit Gupta, vice president of domestic network
planning and scheduling at United. "By adjusting our bank
structures at two key hub airports, we're able to offer our
customers easy connections to destinations across the U.S. so they
can start their vacations at times convenient for them."
United is resuming and adding new routes and increasing its
domestic network by 17% compared to its June schedule. United is
adding flight banks in Chicago and
Washington D.C. to provide
customers with convenient connection options. In Chicago, the airline will add two new banks
for a total of nine flight banks and more than 480 daily departures
across the globe. In Washington
D.C, United is adding a third bank to its operation, and
will operate more than 220 daily departures.
July International Schedule
"As we start to see a strong desire from our customers to travel
internationally to re-opened countries, we are excited to move up
service and add a fourth weekly flight to Dubrovnik, Croatia," said Patrick
Quayle, vice president of international network and
alliances at United. "And with the additional seats we're
adding to Athens, Greece, we
continue to make creative adjustments to match our service with
customer trends."
With customers continuing to book travel to re-opened
destinations across the Atlantic, United is resuming and adding to
its flights to Europe. United will
move up its brand-new service between New
York/Newark and Dubrovnik
to July 1. United will resume daily
service to Athens from
New York/Newark in June, and in July will use a Boeing
777-200ER aircraft which includes United Premium Plus® seats. This
builds on brand new service to Athens from Washington D.C. which will begin in July.
United will also add a second flight from Washington D.C. to Frankfurt, providing an evening departure with
one-stop connections to over 50 cities in Europe. Lastly, United is planning to resume
service to Spain and Portugal with flights from New York/Newark to Barcelona, Lisbon and Madrid, subject to these countries re-opening
to vaccinated tourists.
Committed to Ensuring a Safe Journey
United is committed to putting health and safety at the
forefront of every customer's journey, with the goal of delivering
an industry-leading standard of cleanliness through its
United CleanPlus℠ program. United has teamed up with
Clorox and Cleveland Clinic to redefine cleaning and health safety
procedures from check-in to landing and has implemented more than a
dozen new policies, protocols and innovations designed with the
safety of customers and employees in mind. Customers can review
COVID-19 entry requirements, find local testing options and upload
any required testing and vaccination records for domestic and
international travel, all in United's Travel Ready Center. United
was the first airline to integrate all these features into its
mobile app and website.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the
World." For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on
Twitter and Instagram or connect on Facebook. The common stock of
UAL is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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