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 โ and bookings for summer travel are up 214% compared to 2020 levels.
In the U.S., United will add new routes toย Bozeman, MT;ย Orange County, CA;ย Raleigh, N.Cย andย Yellowstone/Cody, WY.ย 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 visitย Europeย fromย New York/Newarkย by adding an additional weekly flight to Dubrovnik,ย Croatiaย and operating a larger aircraft toย Athens, Greece.
July Domestic Schedule
United is resuming and adding new routes and increasing its domestic network by 17% compared to its June schedule. United is adding flight banks inย Chicagoย andย Washington D.C.ย to provide customers with convenient connection options. Inย Chicago, the airline will add two new banks for a total of nine flight banks and more than 480 daily departures across the globe. Inย Washington D.C, United is adding a third bank to its operation, and will operate more than 220 daily departures.
July International Schedule
With customers continuing to book travel to re-opened destinations across the Atlantic, United is resuming and adding to its flights toย Europe. United will move up itsย brand-new service betweenย Newarkย and Dubrovnikย toย July 1. United will resume daily service toย Athensย fromย Newarkย in June, and in July will use a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft which includes United Premium Plusยฎ seats. This builds on brand new service toย Athensย fromย Washington D.C.ย which will begin in July. United will also add a second flight fromย Washington D.C.ย toย Frankfurt, providing an evening departure with one-stop connections to over 50 cities inย Europe. Lastly, United is planning to resume service toย Spainย andย Portugalย with flights fromย New York/Newarkย toย Barcelona,ย Lisbonย andย 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 Unitedย CleanPlusโ ย 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’sย Travel Ready Center. United was the first airline to integrate all these features into its mobile app and website.
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