CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines
today announced it will start nonstop service to China four-times weekly between San Francisco and Shanghai's Pudong International Airport.
Beginning Oct. 21, 2020, United will
operate four weekly nonstop flights with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft
from San Francisco to Shanghai on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays. Customers traveling from Shanghai will return to San Francisco on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Fridays and Sundays. Tickets are available for purchase on
united.com and the United mobile app.
United will continue operating four weekly flights between
San Francisco and Shanghai and beginning October 21, will no longer be required to stop in
Seoul. United offered more service
to China than any other U.S.
carrier prior to suspending service in February due to COVID-19. In
2019, United operated five daily flights between Shanghai and its hubs in San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Chicago and
New York/Newark.
"United continues playing a critical role in keeping people and
global supply chains connected to Shanghai and to cities around the world," said
Patrick Quayle, United's vice
president of International Network and Alliances. "We look forward
to resuming nonstop service and offering our customers greater
convenience and shorter flight times between San Francisco and Shanghai."
United service to
Shanghai*
|
Flight
|
Depart
|
Day
|
Time
|
Arrive
|
Time
|
UA 857
|
San
Francisco
|
Weds., Fri.,
Sat., Sun.
|
11:50 a.m.
|
Shanghai
|
4:30 p.m.+1
day
|
UA 858
|
Shanghai
|
Mon., Tues.,
Fri., Sun.
|
1:30 p.m.
|
San
Francisco
|
9:30 a.m.
|
|
*Schedule times
subject to change
|
Since the start of the pandemic, United has been a leader among
U.S. airlines in enacting new policies and innovations designed to
keep employees and passengers safer when traveling. It was the
first U.S. airline to mandate masks for flight attendants, quickly
following with all customers and employees. United was also among
the first U.S. carriers to announce it wouldn't permit customers
who refused to comply with the airline's mandatory mask policy to
fly with them while the face mask policy is in place. United was
also the first U.S. airline to roll out touchless check-in for
customers with bags, and the first to require passengers take an
online health assessment before traveling. The airline also
recently announced it will apply Zoono Microbe Shield, an
EPA-registered antimicrobial coating that forms a long-lasting bond
with surfaces and inhibits the growth of microbes, to its entire
mainline and express fleet before the end of the year.
For more details on all the ways United is helping keep
customers safe during their journey, please
visit united.com/cleanplus.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the World."
For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter
and Instagram or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's
parent, United Airlines Holdings, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq
under the symbol "UAL".
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