United Continues to Expand Global Network
United Airlines announced today three new international destinations and four new flights. The carrier will launch new non-stop flights between New York/Newark-Marrakesh, Morocco; Tokyo/Narita-Cebu, Philippines and Houston-Medellin, Colombia.
United will also increase flying to popular destinations across the globe including Hong Kong; Seoul, South Korea and Porto, Portugal.
Additionally, the airline will add four weekly flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai as the Chinese and U.S. governments recently agreed to increase flights between the two countries.
Tickets for United’s new Shanghai and Cebu flights are on sale now on the United app and on United.com. Bookings for Marrakesh and Medellin will be available later this year.
New York/Newark-Marrakesh, Morocco
United will be the only airline to directly connect the U.S. and Marrakesh with new service from New York/Newark, launching October 24. The flight will be offered three times weekly on a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, equipped with 46 United Polaris® business class and 22 United Premium Plus® seats to provide options for an elevated travel experience.
This new service further expands United’s presence in Africa, with existing service to Accra, Ghana; Lagos, Nigeria; and Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Tokyo/Narita-Cebu, Philippines
United expands its presence in the Philippines with new year-round, non-stop service from Tokyo–Narita, starting July 31. United will be the only U.S. carrier to fly to Cebu with daily flights on 737-800 aircraft, which will have convenient connections from United’s flights from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Newark-New York, and Houston to Tokyo–Narita.
Houston–Medellin, Colombia
For the first time ever, United will fly non-stop to Medellin, Colombia with daily service from Houston on Boeing 737 aircraft, beginning October 27.
This new route expands United’s presence in Colombia, complementing existing service from Houston and Newark to Bogota. In total, United will serve 52 destinations in Latin America from Houston.
2024 International Schedule
United will also expand flying to more destinations across the globe this year.
The airline is continuing to rebuild its mainland China schedule, with four weekly flights between Shanghai–Los Angeles on a Boeing 787-9, starting August 29. Further, in late October, Shanghai–Los Angeles will increase to daily service. This service complements United’s daily service between San Francisco–Shanghai and San Francisco–Beijing.
United is also adding more flights to Hong Kong and Seoul, South Korea. United will launch its second daily Los Angeles–Hong Kong flight on a Boeing 787-9 aircraft on October 26, complementing its two existing daily flights to Hong Kong from San Francisco. The airline will also offer year-round, twice daily flights between San Francisco–Seoul, starting October 25.
Across the Atlantic, United will add a second daily flight between New York/Newark–Porto, Portugal on a Boeing 757-200, starting May 23.
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