United will no longer come to this major American airport, on October 29
The carrier cuts all arrivals and departures to this occupied destination.
Your choice at airports may vary madly depending on where you live or move often. Some places are served by a handful of aviation options, regional airports sometimes make more bookingPractical or cheaper flight Easier. Other areas are seriously limited but can often compensateLack of flight options By having rapid connections to several larger airports. And although not all airlines serve all destinations, it is rare for a carrier to stop all flights in and out of somewhere that it serves in addition to major weather events. But now, United Airlines has announced that it would no longer fly in or outside a large American airport on October 29. Read more to see which Vital Transit Center will soon say goodbye to one of the largest carriers in the country.
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This is not the first time recently that United has problems with specific airports.
Last summer trip season was remarkable to mark the return ofAir passenger volumes at pre-pale levels. Unfortunately, he also stood out from the shortages of industry -scale staff who have madeDelayed and canceled flights too common. Most of the carriers responded by modifying their schedules and cutting flights to help relieve stress, including United. But in a recent example, the airline has gone beyond freezing some departures to smaller markets with a major change.
On June 23, United Airlines announced that it would temporarily cut50 daily flights From his center of Newark Liberty International Airport to help the carrier avoid logistical problems, delays and cancellations, Reuters reported for the first time. This decision has occurred a month after the airline wrote a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) complaining that aOvercrowded calendar During peak hours, the creation of a crisis "at the airport, reported CNN. Although the change had no impact on domestic flights and that none of its other centers has known any Similar cuts, it represented a 12% reduction in departures.
The airline has remained realistic about its ability to serve customers in the meantime. During an interview with CNBC on July 21, CEO of United AirlinesScott Kirby warned travelers that it could be for a whileBefore everything stabilizes.
"We are not going to come back to normal use and normal staff levels before next summer," Kirby said. "We are going to improve gradually - it will take until next summer to get there." And now, the airline makes another overhaul of the major calendar for a key destination.
United said it would no longer fly outside a large American airport in the coming weeks.
On September 30, United Airlines announced that it would no longer serve John in New York. F Kennedy Airport (JFK). In a memo sent to employees, the company said that itTemporarily tear off flights towards and from the main transit center because of its inability to obtain more takeoff and landing slots,Wall Street's journal reports.
"Given our current program, too little JFK competitive - for sure at the start of the winter season where more airlines will exploit their slots while they will resume JFK Flying - United made the difficult decision to suspend temporarily the service at JFK, "wrote the airline in the memo. The last incoming flights of the carrier will fade on October 29.
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The carrier had previously warned that he would abandon his presence at the airport.
The departure of the airline of one of themost frequented airports in the nation Comes just over a year and a half after restarting the operations there after a six-year interruption, reports the Guy Points. Previously, the carrier reduced links with JFK in 2015 in what Kirby has since called a "strategic error". The airline took advantage of the loss of travel related to the pandemic in March 2021 to try to find its place at the airport, but fought with only eight locations which offer enough space for four daily round trips that it Currently works twice a day in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
However, as the travel request has rebounded, United could not obtain more slotsGroous his things at JFK, while other airlines have started asking the airline for their slots, according to the points guy. Last month, the company warned that it was consideringClosing its operations at the airport Before making the change official. The airline said that it would consolidate its flights to its neighboring center at Newark Liberty International Airport and offer support or reimbursements to affected passengers.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"The importance of JFK for our operation has not changed - we think that New York customers deserve more choices, and a service united in JFK is good for our customers, our employees and our airline," said United in his memo, according to CNN. "Consequently, we will continue our quest for a larger and more desirable schedule for our customers and be ready to seize these opportunities if and when they surface."
But while United clearly said he was still hoping to return to the largest New York airport, officials said it would be a while before it was possible. "The FAA is dedicated to doing its part to securely extend airports and New York air space," the agency said in a statement on October 2, according to CNN. "We will follow our fair and well -established process to assign future slots to increase competition between airlines so that passengers have more options."
United also abandons flights to 17 other cities as part of a schedule change.
But it is not only the united passengers at JFK airport that will see the changes in the calendar with the airline. According to data recently downloaded from the Cirium flight planning website, United is alsoCut 12 domestic routes In the coming months, Guy reported for the first time.
In total, the changes will affect 17 cities, in particular involving the centers of the west coast of the carrier, confirmed the airline at the points guy. Abandoned routes include San Francisco at Metropolitan Airport in Detroit Wayne County; St. Louis Lambert International Airport; Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City; and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin, as well as Los Angeles flights at Colorado Springs airport; Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin; Eugene airport in Oregon; and Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport in Oregon.
The carrier also abandons thefts of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago at Santa Barbara airport at California airport and Eugene airport, while Newark will lose its flights against the National Airport of the National Airport North-west of Arkansas in Bentonville, Arkansas. The only abandoned international flight due to changes is George Bush’s Intercontinental Airport in Houston at Canada International Airport Edmonton.