United Expands Winter Schedule and Adds Flights to Cities Like Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Las Vegas
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) has announced a significant winter schedule expansion starting January 6, 2026. The airline is adding flights to 15 cities, including popular destinations like Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Las Vegas.
The expansion includes new daily roundtrip flights from multiple hubs including Houston, Chicago, Newark/New York, and Los Angeles. United is also launching new routes connecting Newark to Columbia, South Carolina and Chattanooga, Tennessee, plus additional weekly flights to Central American destinations from Houston.
Following this expansion, United will operate 45 daily flights to Orlando, 30 to Fort Lauderdale, and 43 to Las Vegas. The airline cited potential disruption from Spirit Airlines as motivation for the expansion.
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) ha annunciato una consistente espansione del programma invernale a partire dal 6 gennaio 2026. La compagnia aggiunger脿 collegamenti verso 15 citt脿, tra cui mete molto richieste come Fort Lauderdale, Orlando e Las Vegas.
La novit脿 comprende nuovi voli giornalieri andata e ritorno da diversi hub, tra cui Houston, Chicago, Newark/New York e Los Angeles. United inaugurer脿 inoltre nuove rotte che collegheranno Newark a Columbia (Carolina del Sud) e a Chattanooga (Tennessee), oltre ad aumentare le frequenze settimanali verso destinazioni dell鈥橝merica Centrale da Houston.
Con questa espansione, United operer脿 45 voli giornalieri per Orlando, 30 per Fort Lauderdale e 43 per Las Vegas. La compagnia ha indicato possibili disagi causati da Spirit Airlines come uno dei motivi alla base della crescita.
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United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) a annonc茅 une importante extension de son programme hivernal 脿 compter du 6 janvier 2026. La compagnie ajoutera des vols vers 15 villes, dont des destinations pris茅es comme Fort Lauderdale, Orlando et Las Vegas.
L鈥檈xpansion comprend de nouveaux vols aller-retour quotidiens depuis plusieurs hubs, notamment Houston, Chicago, Newark/New York et Los Angeles. United ouvrira 茅galement de nouvelles liaisons reliant Newark 脿 Columbia (Caroline du Sud) et Chattanooga (Tennessee), ainsi que des vols hebdomadaires suppl茅mentaires vers des destinations d鈥橝m茅rique centrale depuis Houston.
Apr猫s cette extension, United op茅rera 45 vols quotidiens vers Orlando, 30 vers Fort Lauderdale et 43 vers Las Vegas. La compagnie a cit茅 d鈥櫭﹙entuelles perturbations caus茅es par Spirit Airlines comme motif de cette croissance.
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) hat eine erhebliche Ausweitung ihres Winterflugplans angek眉ndigt, die am 6. Januar 2026 beginnt. Die Airline f眉gt Fl眉ge zu 15 St盲dten hinzu, darunter beliebte Ziele wie Fort Lauderdale, Orlando und Las Vegas.
Zur Expansion geh枚ren neue t盲gliche Hin- und R眉ckfl眉ge von mehreren Hubs, darunter Houston, Chicago, Newark/New York und Los Angeles. United startet zudem neue Strecken von Newark nach Columbia, South Carolina und Chattanooga, Tennessee, sowie zus盲tzliche w枚chentliche Verbindungen zu Zielen in Mittelamerika ab Houston.
Nach der Erweiterung wird United 45 t盲gliche Fl眉ge nach Orlando, 30 nach Fort Lauderdale und 43 nach Las Vegas betreiben. Als Begr眉ndung f眉r die Ausweitung nannte die Airline m枚gliche St枚rungen durch Spirit Airlines.
- Strategic expansion to 15 key destinations including popular leisure markets
- Addition of new international routes to Central America from Houston hub
- Proactive market positioning to capture potential Spirit Airlines customers
- Deployment of larger aircraft on key routes to increase capacity
- Increased operational costs from expanded route network
- Higher exposure to leisure travel market which typically has lower profit margins
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United strategically expands winter schedule to capitalize on potential Spirit Airlines disruption, adding capacity to key leisure markets.
United Airlines is making a significant strategic expansion to its winter schedule, adding flights to 15 cities including high-demand leisure destinations Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Las Vegas. This calculated move appears directly tied to potential market disruption from Spirit Airlines, with United's Senior VP of Global Network Planning explicitly stating these additions will "give their customers other options if they want or need them."
The expansion includes additional daily roundtrip flights from United's hubs in Houston, Chicago, Newark/New York, and Los Angeles to popular destinations. Particularly noteworthy is the introduction of two entirely new routes connecting Newark/New York to Columbia, South Carolina and Chattanooga, Tennessee, plus increased international connectivity to Central American destinations from Houston.
This network adjustment represents a tactical capacity deployment focused on leisure travel corridors where Spirit has significant market share. United is leveraging its operational scale鈥攁s the self-described "largest airline in the world"鈥攖o potentially capture market share if Spirit faces operational challenges. The timing (starting January 6, 2026) targets the valuable winter travel season when these warm-weather destinations typically command premium yields.
From a competitive standpoint, United is positioning itself to rapidly absorb displaced passengers in key leisure markets, with the expanded schedule creating impressive depth:
Schedule expansion also includes new routes from
Flights start January 6, 2026 and tickets go on sale later today
- One additional daily roundtrip flight between:
Houston andOrlando ,Las Vegas ,New Orleans ,Atlanta ,Baltimore andMiami Chicago andOrlando ,Fort Lauderdale ,New Orleans andLas Vegas Newark/New York andOrlando andFort Lauderdale Los Angeles andLas Vegas
- Two new routes between
Newark/New York andColumbia, South Carolina andChattanooga, Tenn. - Three new weekly flights between
Houston andGuatemala City ,Guatemala andSan Salvador, El Salvador , and one new weekly flight betweenHouston andSan Pedro Sula, Honduras
United is also adding extra flights between
"If Spirit suddenly goes out of business it will be incredibly disruptive, so we're adding these flights to give their customers other options if they want or need them," said Patrick Quayle, United's senior vice president of Global Network Planning and Alliances.
United is the largest airline in the world, connecting passengers to more than 360 destinations 鈥� including 75 that no other
For more information about United's route network and to buy tickets for these new flights, visit United.com.
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