United Airlines (UAL) Set to Resume Nonstop Service to China
United Airlines Holdings Inc UAL plans to resume nonstop service to China soon. The airline, which had been operating four weekly flights between San Francisco and Shanghai via Seoul, will operate this San Francisco-Shanghai service nonstop, beginning Oct 21, 2020.
The carrier will utilize the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to serve this route on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Customers will be able to return to San Francisco from Shanghai on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Tickets for this service are currently available for purchase on United Airlines’ official website.
Following a temporary suspension of service in February due to coronavirus concerns, United Airlines resumed the same between San Francisco and Shanghai's Pudong International Airport via Seoul's Incheon International Airport, in July, with two weekly flights. Later in September, the airline increased this service to four weekly flights after the Chinese aviation authority permitted U.S. carriers to double the number of flights to the nation.
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Prior to the coronavirus-related flights suspensions, the airline operated five daily flights to Shanghai from its hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York/Newark. Notably, the carrier has served mainland China for more than 30 years.
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