Airlines are trialling new techniques to shave minutes off turnaround procedures as a way to cut costs.
14.02.2024 - 21:45 / forbes.com / Airlines
United Airlines is bringing more adventure to travelers, with an additional 100+ flights being added to the summer flight schedule. Flyers can visit more destinations across the United States and Canada, with plenty of opportunities to enjoy a picturesque outdoor adventure.
More flights can be taken across North America this summer. The airline is already the largest U.S. carrier to destinations in Canada, and there will be over 150 daily flights between the two countries. United has grown over 70 percent in Canada since 2022. United will also add plenty of domestic flights, bringing visitors closer to National Parks.
Nine Canadian cities will be available. These include flights to Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa. Edmonton and Montreal can be reached via Denver and New York Newark. Other flights that will begin in May include Halifax to New York Newark, Vancouver to Washington, D.C., Winnipeg to Denver, Chicago to Winnipeg and Chicago to Quebec City.
Ten daily flights to Alaska will be available this summer, with nonstop service from Anchorage to Washington, D.C., and Fairbanks to Denver.
United is the largest airline in Denver. Therefore, it isn’t a surprise that there will be over 500 daily flights to over 100 destinations. This year will see more than 40 new routes, including nonstop service from Winnipeg to Denver and larger aircraft from Edmonton and Denver.
Denver will also be accessible to those in Vail, Sun Valley and Kalispell/Glacier mountain towns. Five daily nonstop flights from Denver to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport will begin in May. Ski destinations will also continue to be accessible from Denver.
Houston will also see 40 new flights to U.S. destinations, including Ontario (California), Tampa, Miami, Boston and Charleston.
Just like Denver, Chicago will see over 500 daily United flights. Nonstop service will begin in May to Winnipeg, Quebec City, Toronto, and Montreal.
Chicago will also have daily service to Yellowstone National Park, Aspen, San Jose, New York and Panama City. Travelers can be the first to experience the new Airbus A321neo aircraft with nonstop service from Chicago to San Francisco, Seattle and Portland.
Travelers out of Dulles can fly the new daily service to Anchorage, Vancouver, Phoenix, Kansas City, San Antonio and New Orleans.
Ten new flights are being added out of LAX, with more service to Hawaii. Honolulu, Kauai, Baltimore and Boise will have another way to connect to Los Angeles.
Newark Liberty International Airport is also getting nonstop service to Halifax. Mainline aircraft will be used beginning in August on flights to Montreal. Plus, two daily flights to Yellowstone National Park will also start.
New daily flights to Honolulu and Calgary from San
Airlines are trialling new techniques to shave minutes off turnaround procedures as a way to cut costs.
Baggage fees alone were worth an estimated $33.3 billion to airlines last year.
Checking a bag when flying with several U.S. airlines is, once again, getting more expensive. It’s been about five years since the major full-service U.S. carriers collectively raised checked bag fees to $30 and $40 for the first and second checked bags, respectively. Now, some airlines are back at it, making it costlier for passengers to access the plane’s cargo hold.
United Airlines just became the latest carrier to increase checked baggage fees this year, implementing the change over the weekend.
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