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United Continues Growth at San Francisco International Airport, Adding 20% More Flying in 2025
United offers nearly 300 flights per day this summer to 100 destinations, the most since 2019 and more than any other airline in the Bay Area New and only
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[{"type":"text","content":"United offers nearly 300 flights per day this summer to 100 destinations, the most since 2019 and more than any other airline in the Bay Area\nNew and only flights on a U.S. carrier to Bangkok, Thailand, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Adelaide, Australia, and a second daily flight to Manila, Philippines to start later this year\n$2.6 billion construction project underway that will modernize and expand United's presence, further establishing SFO as a domestic and global gateway \nSAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- United today announced it will add 20 percent more flying out of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in 2025, reflecting its long-term strategy to re-establish SFO as a global gateway. United is now larger in SFO than it was pre-pandemic, with capacity1 up six percent since 2019, and 20 percent versus last year.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nUnited flies to 111 cities around the world from San Francisco and will offer approximately 300 daily flights this summer – the most since 2019 and more than any other airline in the Bay Area. The airline has added 11 new international destinations and nine new domestic destinations from SFO in the last four years, including reinstated service to New Orleans, Kansas City, Detroit, and St. Louis, as well as new flights to San Jose, Costa Rica and Panama City, Panama starting this next month.\n\"We're winning more and more Bay Area customers because of our investments in the product, the experience and the places we fly,\" said United CEO Scott Kirby, who discussed the airline's strategy at an event today where United also showcased several aircraft, including a new Boeing 787-9, Airbus A321neo, and an Archer Midnight eVTOL. \"Our growth in SFO is a direct result of United's ambitious network strategy, which has set us apart from the competition and cemented our status as the world's largest airline2.\"\nA $2.6 billion airport construction project is underway, part of which is to modernize and expand Terminal 3 at SFO, paving the way for continued United growth in the future. United is also one of the Bay Area's largest employers, with more than 13,000 local team members. The airline hired more than 1,600 airport operations employees last year alone and plans to add 1,200 more in 2025.\n\"San Francisco's economy is on the rise, and tourism is critical to our comeback. Our ...