EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 80
years after operating the first commercial flight from Paine Field,
United Airlines (UAL) today announced it is returning to the
airport and will offer customers six daily flights to its hubs in
Denver and San Francisco beginning in the fall of
2018.
"Bringing new service to Paine Field offers customers more ways
to conveniently connect to the country's largest business and
leisure destinations," said Dave
Hilfman, United's senior vice president of Worldwide Sales.
"We know our customers value time and convenience when traveling,
and North Seattle and Northwest Washington area travelers will now
have easy access to our hubs in Denver and San
Francisco and to opportunities to connect to business
centers around the world with just one stop."
Originally constructed by the Works Progress Administration
(WPA) in 1936 to create jobs and economic growth in the region, the
Snohomish County Airport quickly grew and served as an
alternate-day landing field and in 1939 United Airlines operated
the first commercial flight from the airport. Paine Field has since
become the center of Boeing's production facilities producing many
United aircraft including the 747, 767, 777, and the 787 airplanes
and employing tens of thousands of employees.
"We look forward to welcoming United Airlines to Snohomish County and Paine Field Airport,"
said Snohomish County Executive Dave
Somers. "We are excited by the opportunities that daily
connections to United's hubs with international service will bring
to our community."
Located just 23 miles north of Seattle, Paine Field is the newest option for
the fast growing number of business and leisure travelers from the
Northern Seattle, Snohomish and Northern King County areas.
United currently operates 36 flights between Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport and its U.S. hubs. North Seattle and Northwest Washington are among the fastest
growing areas in the nation and Paine Field will provide an
essential and convenient choice for air travel moving forward.
"United and Paine will give Northwest
Washington travelers much needed options," said Brett Smith, CEO of Propeller Airports.
"Offering service at Paine Field continues United's decades-long
economic partnership with Snohomish
County, deepening their commitment to creating jobs locally
and generating revenue for our communities."
United in Denver
With more than 58 million passengers traveling through the
airport each year, Denver
International Airport is the 18th-busiest airport in the world and
the sixth-busiest airport in the United
States. The airport is the primary economic engine for the
state of Colorado, generating more
than $26 billion for the region
annually.
United in San
Francisco
United flies nonstop to more destinations in Asia than any other U.S. carrier from
San Francisco International
Airport, United's gateway to the Asia
Pacific. The airline provides U.S. travelers with convenient
access to some of the most dynamic cities throughout Asia and gives travelers access via
San Francisco for onward
convenient connections to destinations throughout the United States, Canada and Latin
America.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,500
flights a day to 338 airports across five continents. In 2016,
United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights
carrying more than 143 million customers. United is proud to have
the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S.
mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, Newark/New York,
San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 748 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 475
regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to more
than 190 countries via 28 member airlines. For more information,
visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook.
The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings,
Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL".
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