Jan 24, 2020, 7:24 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
By 2023, UA has returned to the more traditional pre-COVID schedule update process. There are still some closer in changes but far less than during the COVID era.
UA publishes a schedule for 330 days in advance (called Beginning of Schedule) andin the past would make tweaks quarterly and things would be fairly settles 3-4 months out. Updates would occur Friday evening / Saturday morning (Chicago time). Routine additions could occur anytime.
Present updates are every Friday and sometimes mid-week usually focused on the next month and farther out.
Check Your UA Itineraries for Schedule Changes and what to do after one
20 Oct 2021
However, during the COVID era, UA has gone to a more dynamic and shorter-term setting of schedule (as has the other carriers). Presently UA, while UA is still publishing a schedule for 330 days in advance it reflects pre-COVID operational levels and is considered just a placeholder schedule. Then 3-5 weeks prior to a month, UA makes a major update of that month's schedule.
Examples (Major updates)
The October 2020 schedule was updated 4-5 September 2020
The November 2020 schedule was updated 2-3 October 2020
The December 2020 schedule was updated 30-31 October 2020
Holidays can move the major date a week earlier or later.
Weekly updates are still generally done over night Friday-Saturday (Chicago)
UA does not publish a summary of most schedule changes but a variety of sources below do and summaries / links of those sources can be found in this thread & wiki.
Always crosscheck with UA's Travel Notices , Coronavirus (COVID-19) travel waivers and information, www.united.com/coronavirus as the situation is dynamic
Other Resources and Statistics
Archive: COVID19 UA-Schedule {Archive}
new Archive : UA-Schedule changes {Archive}
UA publishes a schedule for 330 days in advance (called Beginning of Schedule) and
Present updates are every Friday and sometimes mid-week usually focused on the next month and farther out.
Check Your UA Itineraries for Schedule Changes and what to do after one
Examples (Major updates)
The October 2020 schedule was updated 4-5 September 2020
The November 2020 schedule was updated 2-3 October 2020
The December 2020 schedule was updated 30-31 October 2020
Holidays can move the major date a week earlier or later.
Weekly updates are still generally done over night Friday-Saturday (Chicago)
UA does not publish a summary of most schedule changes but a variety of sources below do and summaries / links of those sources can be found in this thread & wiki.
Always crosscheck with UA's Travel Notices , Coronavirus (COVID-19) travel waivers and information, www.united.com/coronavirus as the situation is dynamic
Other Resources and Statistics
- CDC Travel Notices (Worldwide)
- US State Department Advisories (Search or Click "Date Updated" to Sort by Date)
- US State Department - COVID-19 Country Specific Information
- John Hopkins' Incident Map
- Worldometer Statistics
- WHO Page on Covid-19
- IATA Latest Travel Document News
- UA's Page to Query TIMATIC Database (an IATA database with the current documentation and entry requirements worldwide
Archive: COVID19 UA-Schedule {Archive}
new Archive : UA-Schedule changes {Archive}
UA System Schedule changes
Dec 13, 2023, 6:20 am
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Got hit with numerous LH schedules changes for the summer schedule over night. UA codeshares seems to have updated as well. Schedule and equipment changes ... had some seat changes as well.
Best to check summer LH reservations.
Best to check summer LH reservations.
Dec 15, 2023, 10:11 am
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Jan 28, 2024, 11:40 am
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Is the information at the top of the thread still accurate? i.e. UA has been doing schedule changes 3-5 weeks ahead for an entire month? I know it looks like that info has not been updated for a few years, so wanted to check with smarter people than I
Jan 28, 2024, 11:45 am
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UA is back to a more normal 3 months or so but that does not preclude closer in changes or changes related to special situation like the MAX9 (but that situation appears to be ending). Will update the wiki.
Feb 7, 2024, 6:19 pm
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Feb 7, 2024, 6:53 pm
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Mar 6, 2024, 5:36 pm
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Getting hit with additional August schedule changes tonight ..
and some minor ones in October and December. Ugh
and some minor ones in October and December. Ugh
Last edited by cfischer; Mar 6, 2024 at 5:42 pm
Mar 7, 2024, 4:41 am
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IAH-EWR-CDG late October
Small adjustment to arrival into EWR, giving us an additional 20 min in the Polaris Lounge. On the TATL equipment changed to 787-10, so seats stayed the same since they were not in row >11. Looks like this is a change that will happen after Labor Day.
A couple of weeks ago the IAH-EWR equipment changed from 767-300 to 737-900 so lost the wonderful Polaris seat to our chagrin. Hopefully it will change back....not even betting a nickel on it though.
Small adjustment to arrival into EWR, giving us an additional 20 min in the Polaris Lounge. On the TATL equipment changed to 787-10, so seats stayed the same since they were not in row >11. Looks like this is a change that will happen after Labor Day.
A couple of weeks ago the IAH-EWR equipment changed from 767-300 to 737-900 so lost the wonderful Polaris seat to our chagrin. Hopefully it will change back....not even betting a nickel on it though.
Today, 6:13 pm
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