{"id":14960,"date":"2025-04-02T22:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T03:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=14960"},"modified":"2025-04-02T22:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T03:57:07","slug":"united-airlines-expands-pacific-network-with-new-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=14960","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines expands Pacific network with new flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Story and images by United<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span><\/span>, Illinois, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">April 2, 2025<\/span><\/span>, PRNewswire<\/strong> &#8211; United today announced it intends to be the only U.S. airline to offer flights to <span class=\"xn-location\">Bangkok, Thailand<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam<\/span>, with new daily service from <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> planned to start this fall*. These new flights will be scheduled to offer easier connections for travelers from across <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> to help meet the growing demand for travel to these destinations.<\/p>\n<p>Starting <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 11<\/span>, United will launch the first nonstop flights between the U.S. and <span class=\"xn-location\">Adelaide, Australia<\/span> \u2013 just in time for the Australian summer. With the addition of this three times weekly seasonal service, United is now the leading carrier to <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span> from the continental U.S., also offering flights to <span class=\"xn-location\">Sydney<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Brisbane<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Melbourne<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, United is also adding a second daily flight between <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Manila<\/span>. Starting on <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 25<\/span>, travelers from both cities will have the option of a daytime or evening flight for greater convenience. United is the only U.S. airline to serve <span class=\"xn-location\">the Philippines<\/span>, with service to both <span class=\"xn-location\">Manila<\/span> and Cebu.<\/p>\n<p>With these new routes, United will now offer flights from the U.S. to 32 different cities in the Pacific region \u2013 four times that of any other U.S. carrier \u2013 further cementing its status as the world&#8217;s largest airline** with the most extensive international network.<\/p>\n<p>Click the link to read the full story! -&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.united.com\/en\/us\/newsroom\/announcements\/cision-125375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United expands Pacific network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"United \u2014 Now flying to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Adelaide\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7t1VJzYQQ6E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story and images by United Chicago, Illinois, April 2, 2025, PRNewswire &#8211; United today announced it intends to be the only U.S. airline to offer flights to Bangkok, Thailand, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with new daily service from Hong Kong planned to start this fall*. 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