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Old Jan 8, 2018, 2:03 pm
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United Airlines Announces New Routes Connecting Eight Cities to Hundreds of Domestic and International Destinations
CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2018
United Airlines (UAL) today announced it will begin new service between six of its domestic hubs and eight destinations in California, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin.

The new flights, starting June 7, offer customers hundreds of connection opportunities across United's world-class domestic and international route network.

"We are excited to begin the new year by adding eight new flights as we continue our focus on making United the first choice for customers," said Jake Cefolia, United's vice president of Sales.


New summer service to Rapid City, South Dakota
In addition to the new year round services, United announced it will offer the only nonstop flight between New York and Rapid City, South Dakota. Beginning June 23, United will start summer service between New York/Newark and Rapid City, making it easier for customers to access popular outdoor destinations including Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Badlands National Park and Wind Cave National Park. United's Saturday-only service between New York/Newark and Rapid City will operate with Embraer E175 aircraft and will depart New York/Newark at 10:00 a.m. and arrive in Rapid City at 12:05 p.m.

Enhancing operations in Chicago
In February, United will begin operating its newly enhanced bank structure at O'Hare International Airport to shorten connection times and provide better access to more destinations for customers connecting through the carrier's Chicago hub. This operations enhancement, already in place at United's Houston hub, will enable United to greatly improve connectivity throughout its industry-leading global route network. [/quote]
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Old Jan 6, 2018, 10:10 am
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New Nonstop Route: DEN-ORF (plus 2nd daily DEN-RIC) starting 6/8/18

I was just shopping on Google Flights for my summer trip to Montana and noticed that UA has quietly introduced a new route: ORF-DEN nonstop. Looks like one flight a day, on a 319, beginning June 8 and lasting through the end of the schedule.

There will also be a second daily RIC-DEN nonstop, on a SkyWest 175, starting the same day but only seasonal. I dont see it in September or December, checking random dates on United.com. The afternoon turn on a 319 remains year round.

A morning RIC-DEN has been on my wish list for a long time and will give DLs morning MSP flight some much needed competition to the Mountain West.

Great additions for Central Virginia and the Tidewater!
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Old Jan 6, 2018, 12:25 pm
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Not something I will use being NYC-based, but nice to see!

Still waiting on the rumored new LAX international route.
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Old Jan 6, 2018, 12:31 pm
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Great news for us RIC flyers!

Now, if we could just get the E145s off IAH-RIC, one of the longest RJ routes in the US, we'd be all set. A CR7 or E175 would be a welcome change!
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Yes it's a welcomed addition for RIC. Too bad it doesn't start for my upcoming trip to DEN in 2 weeks, but I can take advantage when I fly to DEN in July.

I still avoid RIC-IAH because of the E145s, especially with UA.com offering all these connections via IAH for West Coast.
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Old Jan 6, 2018, 2:39 pm
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It is about time for adding DEN-ORF. This will slice DL's dominance at ORF a little bit. United has added mainlines to ORF from ORD, IAD and occasionally EWR. ORF-IAH is on CR7 with one daily flight. Perhaps, one can wish for ORF-SFO in the near future.
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Old Jan 6, 2018, 6:39 pm
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UA is also adding DAY-IAH, apparently once daily on an ERJ-145. Details are apparently to be announced Monday.
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Old Jan 6, 2018, 7:49 pm
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Originally Posted by rch4u
Great news for us RIC flyers!

Now, if we could just get the E145s off IAH-RIC, one of the longest RJ routes in the US, we'd be all set. A CR7 or E175 would be a welcome change!
Careful: You are more likely to have it change to a CR2.

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UA is also adding DAY-IAH, apparently once daily on an ERJ-145. Details are apparently to be announced Monday.
Thanks. I hadn't heard it was quite so imminent from my DAY contacts, but has been rumored for awhile. Thank God it isn't a CR2.
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Old Jan 7, 2018, 7:17 am
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Originally Posted by rch4u
Great news for us RIC flyers!

Now, if we could just get the E145s off IAH-RIC, one of the longest RJ routes in the US, we'd be all set. A CR7 or E175 would be a welcome change!
Agreed. I believe RIC-IAH is currently the longest flight in the world on a 50-seat RJ. When I go to Houston I prefer to connect through ATL on Delta or Southwest.

ExpressJet probably still flies this route because of their maintenance base in RIC. Good news is, theyre slowly phasing out their ERJ-145s and selling them to CommutAir and Trans States so perhaps we will see fewer of them on RIC-IAH in due time.
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Old Jan 7, 2018, 12:57 pm
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Other new routes:
DEN - ATW (Appleton, WI)
DEN - HYS - SLN - ORD (Hays is not new, but Salina, KS added. This is an EAS route)
IAH - CAK (Akron, OH)
LAX - ACV (Eureka, CA)
SFO - MSN (Madison, WI)
ORD - BIS (Bismarck, ND)
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Old Jan 7, 2018, 1:26 pm
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Thanks. I hadn't heard it was quite so imminent from my DAY contacts, but has been rumored for awhile. Thank God it isn't a CR2.
It's bookable now, apparently. Comes in from IAH, RONs, and goes back out in the morning.

Hearing any other rumblings about DAY, from UA or otherwise?
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Old Jan 7, 2018, 5:29 pm
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Originally Posted by JSprague24
It's bookable now, apparently. Comes in from IAH, RONs, and goes back out in the morning.

Hearing any other rumblings about DAY, from UA or otherwise?
Not really. I have been avoiding United at DAY recently due to all the CR2s, so not as current on the gossip.

Every so often there is talk of a mainline addition to ORD, but they have been saying it for so long now, it is not really anything I put stock in.
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Old Jan 7, 2018, 7:23 pm
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RIC-IAH

There is a second RIC-IAH in the afternoon. This flight seems disappeared. I booked an award ticket for RIC-IAH-YYC for early May. United switched this reservation to RIC-DEN-YYC. I guess that the second RIC-DEN frequency may compensate for the RIC-IAH cancellation.
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Old Jan 7, 2018, 8:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Kmxu
There is a second RIC-IAH in the afternoon. This flight seems disappeared. I booked an award ticket for RIC-IAH-YYC for early May. United switched this reservation to RIC-DEN-YYC. I guess that the second RIC-DEN frequency may compensate for the RIC-IAH cancellation.
Count yourself lucky... DEN is a more direct routing from here to Calgary anyway, and you get a larger aircraft!
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United Airlines Announces New Routes Connecting Eight Cities

United Airlines Announces New Routes Connecting Eight Cities to Hundreds of Domestic and International Destinations - Jan 8, 2018New Hub New Destination Frequency Begins Aircraft
Chicago (ORD) Bismarck, ND (BIS) 2 flights daily June 7 ERJ
Denver (DEN) Appleton, WI (ATW) Daily June 7 CRJ
Denver (DEN) Norfolk, VA (ORF) Daily June 7 A319
Houston (IAH) Akron/Canton, OH (CAK) Daily June 7 ERJ
Houston (IAH) Dayton, OH (DAY) Daily June 7 ERJ
Los Angeles (LAX) Eureka, CA (ACV) Daily June 7 CRJ
San Francisco (SFO) Madison, WI (MSN) Daily June 7 E175

Holy Canoli! MSN>SFO is amazing!!! That means I can now get to Tahiti with 1 stop

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Old Jan 8, 2018, 10:25 am
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Already discussed in this thread
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-airlines-mileageplus/1886642-new-nonstop-route-den-orf-plus-2nd-daily-den-ric-starting-6-8-18-a.html
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