United Airlines has decided to increase capacity next month

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

United Airlines has decided to fly 80 per cent of its United States schedule in July as compared to the same month in 2019. At the same time, the carrier said bookings for summer travel are up 214 per cent compared to 2020 levels. United will now 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. United is giving travellers across the globe 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.

With customers continuing to book travel to re-opened destinations across the Atlantic, United is resuming and adding to its flights to Europe. United is also resuming and adding new routes and increasing its domestic network by 17 per cent as compared to its June schedule. Ankit Gupta, Vice President, Domestic Network Planning and Scheduling, United said in a statement that the airline is taking a big step toward flying at pre-pandemic levels for its domestic network this July.

He mentioned that by adjusting bank structures at two key hub airports, the company is able to offer customers easy connections to destinations across the Unites States so they can start their vacations at times convenient for them. Patrick Quayle, Vice President, International Network and Alliances at United added that as the airline saw a strong desire from customers to travel internationally to re-opened countries, it decided to move up service and add a fourth weekly flight to Dubrovnik, Croatia. He shared that airline also continues to make creative adjustments with the additional seats added to Athens, Greece.

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