After a five-year hiatus, United Airlines will resume services out of New York’s JFK Airport from 1 February, 2021, offering transcontinental nonstop flights to the west coast.

United Airlines has introduced an interactive map feature that enables customers to compare airfares network-wide based on a range of criteria. Powered by Google Flight Search technology and accessed on United.com, customers can easily compare and shop for flights, based on departure city, budget and location type, such as popular national parks, skiing and cultural destinations.

United Airlines will resume operation between Los Angeles and Sydney in September after a prolonged coronavirus pause in service. The US airline has maintained an ongoing presence between Australia and the US throughout 2020 on the San Francisco-Sydney route.

United Airlines has introduced a series of changes to assist customers and MileagePlus members, including extending members current MileagePlus Premier status through January 2022. At a minimum, all MileagePlus Premier members will retain the status they earned for 2020, through January 2022*. In addition, for the 2021 status year, United is reducing thresholds for Premier qualification by 50% for each status level, to make reaching an even higher status tier easier.

United Airlines has unveiled the newest addition to its network of United Club locations with the opening of a brand-new 557-square-metre United Club at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

United Airlines (UA) is launching a new hourly shuttle service between Washington’s Reagan National Airport and New York/Newark Liberty International Airport from 29 March.

Brand USA has signed a three-year, global sponsorship agreement with United Airlines to promote international travel across the United States.

Starting 1 November, United Airlines will begin offering Polaris customers complimentary baggage delivery to five Marriott International properties when they fly between New York/Newark and London Heathrow. Whether they are bound for the boardroom or Big Ben, this first-of-its-kind service will allow United Polaris customers to start their London journey the moment they clear customs and drop their bags.

With the support from United Airlines, Visit California, Sonoma County Tourism, Visit Napa Valley and South Lake Tahoe, SF Travel, SFO and Brand USA hosted a San Francisco-themed event in Melbourne on 22 October to celebrate the launch of the new United Airlines direct flight between the two cities. The first flight from Melbourne departs on 31 October, 2019 and will operate three days a week every Monday, Thursday and Saturday until further notice.

Ovolo in Woolloomooloo was replicated as the unique neighbourhoods of Washington, DC last night, as Destination DC and their partners, Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group and United Airlines, treated up to 100 members of the travel industry and media to a taste of DC.

United Airlines has unveiled a “refreshed look” to its aircraft livery that will be adopted fleet-wide. 

United Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation for the authority to begin a new service between New York/Newark Liberty International Airport and Cape Town International Airport. United plans to operate nonstop three-times-weekly flights to Cape Town starting in December 2019.