Summary
- United Airlines has cut several domestic routes from its headquarters at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, impacting service to the West Coast of the US.
- The airline had planned to start out latest routes in January, but these have been abruptly cancelled, leading to a lack of over 17,000 seats in January and nearly 22,000 seats in February.
- Along with the routes from Chicago, United Airlines has also removed services from Latest York Stewart International Airport, cutting flights to Dulles International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, leading to a lack of over 15,000 seats in January.
The Chicago, Illinois-based carrier, United Airlines, has cut several domestic routes. The routes, mostly originating from its headquarters at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), are to the West Coast of the US. Several of those routes were set to start this upcoming January.
Cutting domestic routes from O’Hare
United Airlines had planned on starting several latest routes this upcoming winter. Starting on January 9, the airline was set to start service from Chicago O’Hare to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), Spokane International Airport (GEG), and Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). All three of those routes had previously been operated by United Airlines. Nonetheless, the service to those three airports led to September 2022, as they’re typically seasonal routes.
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Nonetheless, based on data provided by Cirium, the airline has seemingly cut the start of the service. Prior to this week, United Airlines had a complete of 138 flights from O’Hare to those three airports in January and a complete of 174 flights to those three airports in February. Nonetheless, as of today, all of those flights have been cut from the United Airlines schedule. In January alone, there have been 23 round-trip services each to those three destinations. It is a lack of over 17,000 seats in January and nearly 22,000 seats in February.
Based on the Cirium data, the airline will look to start service in March of next 12 months. Nonetheless, the airline still cut flights from its earlier projections. United was estimating 186 flights in March, 180 flights in April, and 186 flights in May, to those three airports combined. Nonetheless, the airline will now offer 50 flights in March and 60 flights in April. United will look to match its earlier projections in May by offering 182 flights, only cutting 4 from that month. Overall, this removes 17,000 seats from these three routes in March, 15,000 seats in April, and just 500 seats in May.
Other routes removed
Along with the routes cut from its hub at Chicago O’Hare, United Airlines also removed several services from Sacramento International Airport (SMF). The routes that were cut from Sacramento were regional routes servicing Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Dulles, Virginia, and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, Latest Jersey.
Currently, United Airlines operates 122 monthly flights from Sacramento to Dulles and Newark combined. In October alone, the airline will fly 21,000 seats to those destinations.
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Nonetheless, based on Cirium data, the airline will likely be ceasing operation to those two destinations from Sacramento initially of next 12 months. Specifically, the airline will cut flights after January 8.
United Airlines was projected to operate 116 flights in January, 116 flights in February, and 124 flights in March to those two locations combined. These services would have carried 18,000 passengers, 19,000 passengers, and 20,500 passengers respectively.
As of today, United Airlines will only operate 24 flights in January, which service about 3,500 passengers, before ceasing operations on these routes on January 8. The airline will lose over 15,000 seats on these three routes in January.
United Airlines didn’t immediately respond for comment.