United set to become biggest US airline to Africa in new winter schedule

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United Airlines said it would add nearly 4,600 flights per day including service to four new international destinations in its winter schedule. Three times a week 767-300ER flights between Newark/New York and Marrakesh launch on October 24 and, combined with United’s recently announced services from Washington Dulles to Dakar, Senegal launching in May 2025, United says it will serve more destinations in Africa than any other US carrier. There are also expanded weekly flights from Washington DC to Accra, Ghana beginning in October and Lagos, Nigeria beginning in December.

It has also become the only US carrier to fly to Cebu, Philippines, with daily 737-800 aircraft from service from Tokyo -Narita.

Several seasonal routes are extended into the fall and winter months, including to Milan and Rome from Chicago O’Hare and Madrid from Washington Dulles now flying until December 2024 and daily flights between Washington/Dulles and Lisbon, now extended to January 2025.

It will make its second daily service between San Francisco and Seoul-Incheon year-round. United will also add a second daily flight between Los Angeles and Hong Kong.

The airline is also increasing flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai with daily flights starting October 26 on a Boeing 787-9.

In Latin America, it is adding a year-round service to from Houston to Medellin, Colombia,  complementing existing routes to Bogota from Newark/ New York and Houston. From February 15, United will be the only carrier connecting the Northeast US to Dominica with a weekly Boeing 737-700 service. United is also planning additional servicess from Chicago, Houston, Washington DC, and Los Angeles to Buenos Aires, Argentina; Guatemala City, Guatemala; Morelia, Mexico; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and San Salvador, El Salvador.