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Ben Kelly

By Ben Kelly

Deputy News Director

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United Airlines has announced a winter schedule expansion, adding new routes and increased frequencies beginning January 2026.

The routes include nonstop service from New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport to Columbia, South Carolina, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, and new flights to Central America from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

United said the winter additions—which include increased daily round trips to major leisure hubs and services three times a week from Houston to Guatemala and El Salvador—are intended in part to provide alternatives for travelers amid turbulence in the ultra-low-cost segment of the U.S. aviation industry.

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What To Know

The expanded schedule is set to begin on January 6, 2026, with new domestic nonstop routes from Newark (EWR): Newark-Columbia (CAE) and Newark-Chattanooga (CHA).

In addition to the thrice a week flights from Houston (IAH) to Guatemala City (GUA) and San Salvador (SAL), the new international services include a weekly flight to San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP).

United is also adding frequencies, increasing daily round trips on multiple U.S. leisure and business routes—including additional flights to the following locations:

United also said it would deploy larger aircraft between Chicago (ORD) and New York LaGuardia (LGA).

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United Airlines Resumes Flights to Israel

United Airlines also announced it will resume flights from Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles to Tel Aviv, Israel, for the first time since 2023.

On November 1, flights from Chicago are expected to operate four times per week, while Washington, D.C., flights begin November 2 with three weekly services. United already operates twice-daily flights between Newark/New York and Tel Aviv, making it the leading U.S. carrier to Israel.

"The resumption of these flights underscores United's longstanding commitment to Tel Aviv," said Patrick Quayle, United's senior vice president of global network planning and alliances.

United emphasized that all service resumption decisions considered safety and security conditions.

What People Are Saying

Patrick Quayle, United's senior vice president of global network planning and alliances, said: "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."

Duncan Dee, Spirit Airlines' senior vice president of corporate communications, told Reuters in response: "While we appreciate the obsession certain airline executives have with us, we're focused on competing and running a great operation. Suggesting anything else is wishful thinking on the part of a high-cost airline looking to eliminate a low-cost competitor so they can fulfill their ultimate goal of charging American travelers the highest fares possible."

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