Announcement: UA adds IAD-NRT, drops JFK-LHR/NRT, reumes SFO-TPE, adds more SFO-HKG
Jul 28, 2006, 7:35 am
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Announcement: UA adds IAD-NRT, drops JFK-LHR/NRT, reumes SFO-TPE, adds more SFO-HKG
United Airlines Boosts Asia Pacific Service - Adding 40 More Flights a Week to Its Year-Round Schedule
Friday July 28, 9:30 am ET
United optimizes its network and places assets where they will provide the greatest benefits to United and its customers
CHICAGO, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA - News) today announced that it is strengthening its service to the Asia Pacific region by adding 40 more weekly, year-round flights and additional cargo capacity to its schedule during the next nine months. This move solidifies United's position as the world's largest transpacific passenger carrier, placing United's assets where they will provide the greatest return for United and its customers while leveraging the company's strengths -- its customer base, hub airports and Asia Pacific network.
United's international network optimization plan will result in the following changes to its schedule:
-- launch of United's first-ever service between Asia Pacific (Tokyo) and
its Washington Dulles hub;
-- reinstatement of United's daily, nonstop San Francisco-Taipei service;
-- expansion of United's San Francisco-Seoul service from seasonal to year
round; and addition of three more weekly flights between San Francisco
and Hong Kong.
"By focusing on the strength of our hub network, United and our customers will benefit from our increased Asia Pacific service, including our first-ever Asia Pacific service from Washington Dulles," says John Tague, executive vice president and chief revenue officer. "As we improve our financial performance, we must make certain that we take full advantage of our network strength and fly routes that provide the best revenue opportunities for United and the greatest benefits to our customers."
United's new service between Washington Dulles and Tokyo Narita replaces its Tokyo service from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). From Washington Dulles, flyers can connect to 49 destinations via 137 flights on United and United Express. The new service, which will be on a Boeing 777, begins on Oct. 28, 2006, and includes the following schedule:
Departs Arrives
UA 803 IAD-NRT 12:20 p.m. 4:25 p.m. (next day) Daily
UA 804 NRT-IAD 4:55 p.m. 3:25 p.m. (same day) Daily
United's reinstatement of its service between San Francisco and Taipei,
which will be on a Boeing 747, begins on April 1, 2007, and includes the
following schedule:
Departs Arrives
UA 871 SFO-TPE 1:01 p.m. 5:20 p.m. (next day) Daily
UA 872 TPE-SFO 12:20 p.m. 8:24 a.m. (same day) Daily
The expansion of United's San Francisco-Seoul service from seasonal to year-round begins in October and United's increase of three additional weekly flights between San Francisco and Hong Kong begins on April 1, 2007.
New services will be available for sale next week and the year-round San Francisco-Seoul service is now available for sale.
Related to this schedule change, United will sell its New York-London route authority to Delta Air Lines subject to U.S. Department of Transportation approval and certain other closing conditions. Delta will use this route authority to fly between JFK and London's Gatwick Airport. This route authority sale will result in United discontinuing its JFK-London Heathrow service at the end of October.
United customers in New York will continue to have excellent access to United's strong international network. United provides 62 daily flights from the three New York City-area airports to United's international gateways in Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In addition, United customers will continue to have access to more than 125 international connections from JFK through the Star Alliance network, including daily non-stop, codeshare flights to Narita on ANA.
About United
United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA - News) is the world's second largest airline operating more than 3,700 flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 210 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United is also a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 842 destinations in 152 countries worldwide. United's 57,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at http://united.com.
United Airlines, Worldwide Press Office:
Days: 847.700.5538
Evenings/Weekends: 847.700.4088
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060728/nyf041.html?.v=56
Friday July 28, 9:30 am ET
United optimizes its network and places assets where they will provide the greatest benefits to United and its customers
CHICAGO, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA - News) today announced that it is strengthening its service to the Asia Pacific region by adding 40 more weekly, year-round flights and additional cargo capacity to its schedule during the next nine months. This move solidifies United's position as the world's largest transpacific passenger carrier, placing United's assets where they will provide the greatest return for United and its customers while leveraging the company's strengths -- its customer base, hub airports and Asia Pacific network.
United's international network optimization plan will result in the following changes to its schedule:
-- launch of United's first-ever service between Asia Pacific (Tokyo) and
its Washington Dulles hub;
-- reinstatement of United's daily, nonstop San Francisco-Taipei service;
-- expansion of United's San Francisco-Seoul service from seasonal to year
round; and addition of three more weekly flights between San Francisco
and Hong Kong.
"By focusing on the strength of our hub network, United and our customers will benefit from our increased Asia Pacific service, including our first-ever Asia Pacific service from Washington Dulles," says John Tague, executive vice president and chief revenue officer. "As we improve our financial performance, we must make certain that we take full advantage of our network strength and fly routes that provide the best revenue opportunities for United and the greatest benefits to our customers."
United's new service between Washington Dulles and Tokyo Narita replaces its Tokyo service from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). From Washington Dulles, flyers can connect to 49 destinations via 137 flights on United and United Express. The new service, which will be on a Boeing 777, begins on Oct. 28, 2006, and includes the following schedule:
Departs Arrives
UA 803 IAD-NRT 12:20 p.m. 4:25 p.m. (next day) Daily
UA 804 NRT-IAD 4:55 p.m. 3:25 p.m. (same day) Daily
United's reinstatement of its service between San Francisco and Taipei,
which will be on a Boeing 747, begins on April 1, 2007, and includes the
following schedule:
Departs Arrives
UA 871 SFO-TPE 1:01 p.m. 5:20 p.m. (next day) Daily
UA 872 TPE-SFO 12:20 p.m. 8:24 a.m. (same day) Daily
The expansion of United's San Francisco-Seoul service from seasonal to year-round begins in October and United's increase of three additional weekly flights between San Francisco and Hong Kong begins on April 1, 2007.
New services will be available for sale next week and the year-round San Francisco-Seoul service is now available for sale.
Related to this schedule change, United will sell its New York-London route authority to Delta Air Lines subject to U.S. Department of Transportation approval and certain other closing conditions. Delta will use this route authority to fly between JFK and London's Gatwick Airport. This route authority sale will result in United discontinuing its JFK-London Heathrow service at the end of October.
United customers in New York will continue to have excellent access to United's strong international network. United provides 62 daily flights from the three New York City-area airports to United's international gateways in Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In addition, United customers will continue to have access to more than 125 international connections from JFK through the Star Alliance network, including daily non-stop, codeshare flights to Narita on ANA.
About United
United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA - News) is the world's second largest airline operating more than 3,700 flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 210 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United is also a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 842 destinations in 152 countries worldwide. United's 57,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at http://united.com.
United Airlines, Worldwide Press Office:
Days: 847.700.5538
Evenings/Weekends: 847.700.4088
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060728/nyf041.html?.v=56
Jul 28, 2006, 7:38 am
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Ok this is great - I just booked an award ticket to Europe with a JFK-LHR segment for December; I'm assuming I'll need to call MP and get that changed.
Jul 28, 2006, 7:41 am
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Jul 28, 2006, 7:41 am
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IAD-NRT - That rocks! I don't have to go through ORD or LAX anymore. Woohoo! Only dowsnide is it's a 777, I prefer the 744.
Jul 28, 2006, 7:42 am
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I'll miss the JFK-LHR flight - I'll have my swan song on that run at the end of August.
for sure
for sure
Jul 28, 2006, 7:44 am
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This is great news about the IAD-NRT flight. 
Now, if they could just add IAD-HNL....
Now, if they could just add IAD-HNL....
Jul 28, 2006, 7:46 am
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This annoys me to no end - I'm very loyal to UA, but having no direct option to LHR is going to cause me to think twice about my choice for that segment.
Jul 28, 2006, 7:46 am
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Does this mean UA is giving up JFK??? I would think JFK-LHR would be a prime money maker.
Jul 28, 2006, 7:48 am
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UA has really just given up on New York. And given up an LHR landing slot, I presume.
The IAD-NRT flight seems almost like a vengeance route -- to counter ANA's recent re-entry into ORD-NRT.
UA needs more widebody planes. If there were a few more planes on lease, I bet the JFK flights would have remained. I can understand redeploying equipment for higher-margin business, but NYC/NRT/LHR isn't exactly crap traffic.
The IAD-NRT flight seems almost like a vengeance route -- to counter ANA's recent re-entry into ORD-NRT.
UA needs more widebody planes. If there were a few more planes on lease, I bet the JFK flights would have remained. I can understand redeploying equipment for higher-margin business, but NYC/NRT/LHR isn't exactly crap traffic.
Jul 28, 2006, 7:51 am
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I wonder if UA will keep the IFL lounge at JFK (for the PS flights and for international connecitons).
Jul 28, 2006, 7:56 am
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Seriously, why bother to have anything at all at JFK? Remind me, why can't UA have nonstop transcons (i.e., p.s. flights) out of LGA?
Jul 28, 2006, 7:57 am
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Originally Posted by cakobau
The IAD-NRT flight seems almost like a vengeance route -- to counter ANA's recent re-entry into ORD-NRT.
Jul 28, 2006, 7:58 am
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Originally Posted by as219
Seriously, why bother to have anything at all at JFK? Remind me, why can't UA have nonstop transcons (i.e., p.s. flights) out of LGA?
It's a stupid, anti-competitive rule that ought to be repealed, but until it is, there's nothing UA can do.
Jul 28, 2006, 7:58 am
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Originally Posted by cakobau
UA has really just given up on New York. And given up an LHR landing slot, I presume.
The IAD-NRT flight seems almost like a vengeance route -- to counter ANA's recent re-entry into ORD-NRT.
UA needs more widebody planes. If there were a few more planes on lease, I bet the JFK flights would have remained. I can understand redeploying equipment for higher-margin business, but NYC/NRT/LHR isn't exactly crap traffic.
The IAD-NRT flight seems almost like a vengeance route -- to counter ANA's recent re-entry into ORD-NRT.
UA needs more widebody planes. If there were a few more planes on lease, I bet the JFK flights would have remained. I can understand redeploying equipment for higher-margin business, but NYC/NRT/LHR isn't exactly crap traffic.
Not sure whats happening with UA's slot.
Jul 28, 2006, 8:04 am
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Anyone know the last date for JFK-London?
the boneheads are still selling it October 28th onward......