Summary
- United Airlines has added weekly services to Guatemala City year-round, with two flights per week in April and May.
- The flights are operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8 and offer three classes: United First, Economy Plus, and United Economy.
- United Airlines has also increased flight offerings to Providenciales and plans to extend service to other destinations like San Jose, Costa Rica.
On Monday, January 15, Cirium data revealed several latest flights added to the United Airlines schedule. The Chicago, Illinois-based airline will now offer at the very least weekly services to Guatemala year-round. The airline added twice-weekly services through April and May to increase its service, lasting through the rest of 2024.
Continuing service to Guatemala City
Currently, United Airlines connects Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on a weekly service. Currently, the weekly service flies from Chicago to Guatemala City on Saturday and is operated as UA-2006. It departs Chicago at around 9:05 local time and arrives in Guatemala at 12:30 local time. The return flight, which is operated as UA-2007, leaves Guatemala City at around 13:30 and arrives back in Chicago at roughly 18:10 local time.
This route is operated by one among the airline’s Boeing 737 MAX 8s. The configuration of United’s Boeing 737 MAX 8s is usually in three classes. These three classes are United First, Economy Plus, and United Economy. 16 passengers fit into United First, roughly 54 passengers fit into Economy Plus, and the remaining are seated in standard United Economy.
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Nonetheless, the airline didn’t operate this service year-round; as an alternative, it ceased operation of the route in April and May before restarting the route again for the summer. Now, per Cirium data, United Airlines will proceed this service year-round. The airline will offer two weekly flights roundtrip through April and May. This can account for 1,328 seats in April and 1,320 seats in May. The primary service of the week connects Chicago to Guatemala City on Sundays, and the second service connects the 2 cities on Saturdays. The return flight takes place on the identical day.
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United Airlines will now fly weekly services to Guatemala City through March. The airline will then begin twice-weekly services through the remaining of the summer before switching back to weekly services in September. United Airlines also increased to twice-weekly operations at the top of the 12 months, to help with holiday travel, per Flightradar24. The airline also has this scheduled for December 2024.
Other added flights in 2024
United Airlines has recently increased some flight offerings throughout its route network. Early last week, Cirium data revealed that the airline intended to extend operations to Providenciales this upcoming summer. Originally, United Airlines was set to operate two weekly flights from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Providenciales International Airport (PLS) within the Turks and Caicos Islands in June and July. Nonetheless, the airline will now operate this route each day through August 18. This can add greater than 19,000 seats on this route, because the service is operated by either the Boeing 737-800 or Boeing 737-900.