United Airlines announced it will add 20% more service out of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in 2025, reflecting its long-term strategy to re-establish the airport as a global gateway. United is now larger in SFO than it was pre-pandemic, according to the announcement, with capacity up 6% since 2019, and up 20% versus last year.
United flies to 111 cities around the world from SFO 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 José, Costa Rica; and Panama City, Panama, starting next month.
Scott Kirby, CEO, said, “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 airline.”
A $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 the only US airline to serve Europe from SFO, with a peak schedule of 11 daily flights to eight destinations. Seasonal service to Barcelona launched last year and returns for an extended season this summer, building upon new service to Rome and a seasonal third daily flight to London Heathrow added in 2022.
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