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United Resumes Flights between San Francisco and Melbourne
Starting this June, United will be the only U.S. carrier to offer nonstop service between Melbourne and the United States United has been the only airline to
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[{"type":"text","content":"Starting this June, United will be the only U.S. carrier to offer nonstop service between Melbourne and the United States \nUnited has been the only airline to offer continuous passenger flights between the U.S. and Australia throughout pandemic and recently announced new codeshare partnership with Virgin Australia \nCHICAGO, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United today announces the return of its nonstop service between San Francisco and Melbourne, beginning with three weekly flights this June. The restart of this route complements United's existing service between Sydney and the airline's hubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles. United will now be the only U.S. airline to offer nonstop flights from the United States to Melbourne.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"The fact that we retained daily passenger service to Australia throughout the lowest points of the pandemic – and were the only airline to do so – shows our commitment to Australia,\" said Patrick Quayle, senior vice president of international network and alliances at United. \"We are thrilled to resume our San Francisco to Melbourne service and see a bright future ahead for United, for Melbourne and for US-Australia travel.\"\nSince Australia announced in February that the country would open its borders to international travelers after being closed for nearly two years, there has been remarkable growth in travel demand from the U.S. United has more capacity from the United States to Australia than any other U.S. carrier, and the resumption of the airline's San Francisco-Melbourne service will provide customers with even more access to Australia ahead of the busy summer travel period. Additionally, United's recently announced commercial alliance with Virgin Australia will offer further connectivity to top Australian destinations with convenient one-stop flights. \nUnited has worked closely with the Victorian government on the resumption of this service, as well as on broader plans for the market as demand continues to grow.\n\"We're backing more direct international flights to Melbourne because we know the critical role they play in supporting Victorian businesses and creating jobs,\" said Martin Pakula, Victorian Minister for Industry Support and Recovery. \"Having more direct flights from the U.S. means it is even easier for visitors to come to Victoria and enjoy everything we ...