United Airlines to Operate 91% of Domestic Capacity in December

United Airlines will fly its biggest domestic schedule since the start of the pandemic to meet the expected surge in holiday travel, with an emphasis on connecting the Midwest to warm weather cities like Las Vegas and Orlando, as well as offering nearly 70 daily flights to ski destinations, including new service between Orange County and Aspen.

According to United, holiday travel flight searches on the airline's app and website are up 16%, compared to 2019.

The airline expects the busiest travel days for the Thanksgiving holiday will be Wednesday, 24 November and Sunday, 28 November, while popular days for winter holiday travel are expected to be Thursday, 23 December and Sunday, 2 January.

The airline plans to offer more than 3,500 daily domestic flights in December, representing 91% of its domestic capacity compared to 2019.

"We're seeing a lot of pent-up demand in our data and are offering a December schedule that centers on the two things people want most for the holidays: warm sunshine and fresh snow," said Ankit Gupta, vice president of network planning and scheduling at United. "We know families and friends are eager to reunite this holiday season, which is why we're thrilled to add new flights that will help them connect and celebrate together."

In December, United will begin new direct flights to Las Vegas and Phoenix from Cleveland, and to Orlando from Indianapolis.

The carrier will also resume eight popular direct flights from Midwest cities, including routes to Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando and Tampa, offering the most mainline departures the airline has flown from Cleveland since 2014 including direct service to Nassau and Cancun.

The airline will offer up to 195 daily flights to 12 destinations in Florida this winter, the most flights to the Sunshine State in company history.

United is also resuming direct flights from Columbus, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh to Fort Myers – which were some of the airline's most popular point-to-point flights last winter.

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