United Announces New Nonstop Service Between San Francisco and Ft. Lauderdale

DAILY NONSTOP FLIGHTS TO BEGIN IN APRIL

CHICAGO, – United Airlines today announced plans to launch nonstop service between its San Francisco hub and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., with once-weekly flights beginning March 2, 2013, and daily service beginning April 9, 2013. The new flights will operate with Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

“South Florida is the largest region in the country not currently served by United from San Francisco,” said Jim Ferea, United’s managing director of domestic planning. “We’re pleased to link these two areas that are important to both business and leisure travelers.”

The daily flights will depart from San Francisco at 8:30 a.m. and arrive in Fort Lauderdale at 5:05 p.m. The return flights will depart Fort Lauderdale at 5:55 p.m. and arrive in San Francisco at 9:15 p.m.

Between March 2, 2013, and April 7, 2013, the airline will offer weekly Saturday-only flights on the route. The schedule varies slightly for the weekly service.

The new flights will be available for sale at united.com and through other distribution systems on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.

Since Feb. 2011, United has added nonstop service between Ft. Lauderdale and Chicago, Denver and Washington-Dulles. The airline also offers nonstop flights between Ft. Lauderdale and hubs in Cleveland, Houston and New York.

United operates more than 300 flights and serves more than 60 airports across the United States from San Francisco, including those in top business travel markets in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston. From San Francisco International Airport – United’s principal trans-Pacific gateway – the airline offers more than 30 daily nonstop flights to nearly 20 international destinations, including markets in Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin America.

In 2012, United added new service between San Francisco and Jackson Hole, Wyo., Raleigh-Durham, N.C. and Washington-National. Previously announced new service from the San Francisco hub to Taipei and Paris will begin in 2013.

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