United Airlines Adds New Direct Flights to Coastal Destinations Starting Memorial Day Weekend

As travel increases around the country, United Airlines has a robust May schedule that includes the addition of 26 new nonstop routes between Midwest cities such as Cleveland, Cincinnati and Milwaukee, and popular vacation destinations such as Hilton Head, South Carolina, Pensacola, Florida and Portland, Maine. The airline also plans to resume more than 20 domestic routes and will start new service between Orange County, California and Honolulu, Hawaii.

“In the past few weeks, we have seen the strongest flight bookings since the start of the pandemic,” said Ankit Gupta, vice president of United’s domestic network planning and scheduling. “As we rebuild our schedule to meet that demand, adding in seasonal point-to-point flying is just one of the ways we are finding opportunities to add new and exciting service. And as we have done throughout the entire pandemic, we will continue being nimble and strategic with our network to add the right service to the destinations our customers want to visit.”

May Schedule

Starting May 27, United will begin point-to-point service to Charleston, Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Pensacola, Florida and Portland, Maine from seven cities, including Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Indianapolis, Indiana. United plans to operate these point-to-point routes through Labor Day weekend. Most customers on these flights will experience United’s new Bombardier CRJ-550 – the world’s first 50-seater aircraft with two cabins. The spacious CRJ-550 is equipped with 10 first class seats, 20 Economy Plus seats, 20 standard economy seats, Wi-Fi, more legroom and enough overhead bin space for every customer to bring a roller bag on board.

United also continues to be a leading airline to Hawaii, offering more than 200 weekly flights, including new service between Orange County and Honolulu. In May, United will begin offering United Premium Plus® service on select Hawaii routes, which includes a bigger, more comfortable seat and a complimentary meal. United Premium Plus will be available for customers traveling to Honolulu and Maui from Chicago and Denver, and will be expanded in June to flights between Chicago and Kona, Houston and Honolulu, and New York/Newark and Maui. United allows customers with valid negative COVID-19 tests to pre-clear before departing to Hawaii so they can save time and skip document screening lines upon arrival in the islands.

In addition to the new point-to-point service, United will resume 20 domestic flights to popular destinations and introduce three new domestic routes. This new nonstop service includes flights between Houston and Kalispell, Montana; Washington, D.C. and Bozeman, Montana; and between Chicago and Nantucket, Massachussetts. Overall, United plans to operate 58% of its domestic schedule compared to May 2019.

New Summer Point-to-Point Frequencies

Service from Cleveland to:
Charleston, S.C. 3x weekly
Hilton Head, S.C. 3x weekly
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 3x weekly
Pensacola, Fla. 3x weekly
Portland, Maine 3x weekly

Service from Cincinnati to:
Charleston, S.C. 3x weekly
Hilton Head, S.C. 3x weekly
Pensacola, Fla. 3x weekly
Portland, Maine 3x weekly

Service from Columbus to:
Charleston, S.C. 3x weekly
Hilton Head, S.C. 4x weekly
Portland, Maine 4x weekly

Service from Indianapolis to:
Charleston, S.C. 4x weekly
Hilton Head, S.C. 3x weekly
Portland, Maine 4x weekly

Service from Milwaukee to:
Charleston, S.C. 2x weekly
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 2x weekly
Pensacola, Fla. 2x weekly
Portland, Maine 2x weekly
Savannah, Ga. 2x weekly

Service from St. Louis to:
Hilton Head, S.C. 3x weekly
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 3x weekly

Service from Pittsburgh to:
Charleston, S.C. 3x weekly
Hilton Head, S.C. 3x weekly
Pensacola, Fla. 3x weekly
Portland, Maine 3x weekly

Committed to Ensuring a Safe Journey

United is committed to putting health and safety at the forefront of every customer’s journey, with the goal of delivering an industry-leading standard of cleanliness through its United CleanPlus program. United has teamed up with Clorox and Cleveland Clinic to redefine cleaning and health safety procedures from check-in to landing, and has implemented more than a dozen new policies, protocols and innovations designed with the safety of customers and employees in mind.

For more information, visit united.com.