United Airlines today announced new nonstop service between the continental US and Hawaii, Africa, and India. Here are the details:
| Destination | United Hub | Service | Aircraft | Season Start | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | Kona | Chicago | 4X/Week | 787-8 | Summer 2021 |
| Maui | Newark | 4X/Week | 767-300ER | Summer 2021 | |
| Africa | Accra | DC (IAD) | 3X/Week | 787-8 | Spring 2021 |
| Lagos | DC (IAD) | 3X/Week | 787-8 | Spring 2021 | |
| Johannesburg | Newark | Daily | 787-9 | Spring 2021 | |
| India | Bangalore | San Francisco | Daily | 787-9 | Spring 2021 |
| New Delhi | Chicago | Daily | 787-9 | Winter 2020 | |
Regarding Hawaii, I’m excited to have new long-distance nonstop routes, especially since most, if not all, other options between the midwest or east coast and Hawaii go to Honolulu. It’s great to have nonstop options to the Big Island and Maui!
Regarding the other routes, it’s always good to have new nonstop options. One nice thing about this coming from United is that they don’t impose fuel surcharges. As a result, flights like these can be booked with minimal fees with partner miles, often for far fewer miles than United would charge. For example, these routes would be good candidates for using ANA miles to fly around the world in business class for only 115,000 miles.
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God I flew the Chicago New Delhi route in coach years ago on a 777, would not recommend
An island under quarantine & the world’s newest covid hot spot… I guess I’m the only one who thinks this is a bit tone deaf? Hopefully things open up some in 2021 but seems like an ill-timed announcement to me.
Aww, was longshot, but was hoping for SFO-BKK. Yeah yeah, I know, low yield, few business travelers. But I’m surprised BKK is not more of a transit hub like SIN. Transit passengers might actually make Thai profitable. Many people would love to do a stopover there en route to their final destination.
Yup. I am hoping for SFO-BKK to pop up soon. Would make transiting SE Asia really convenient.
I agree, especially starting from the midwest or Northeast in the US, it’s an awfully long trip, not to mention additional transit time from BKK to your final destination. It’s a 30+ hour trip and having a nonstop from the US would help a lot.
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KONA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry just have to point out: “Between the US and Hawaii” … see the problem with that? 🙂 Anyway, it’s always good to have more 1 stop options to Hawaii from Boston.
LOL. Okay, I changed it to “between the continental US and Hawaii..” Better?