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United Airlines Delays Return To JFK

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 14, 2021November 14, 2023 6 Comments

a white airplane on a runway

With travel restrictions on both coasts and tepid demand for premium travel, United Airlines is delaying its return to New York JFK…but only for a month.

United Airlines Delays JFK Return

In November, United Airlines announced it would return to New York John F Kennedy Airport for the first time in five years. It planned up to two daily transcontinental flights from both of its California hubs, Los Angeles and San Francisco, to JFK.

But the pandemic has not retreated. Instead it surging and air travel is depressed.

In an internal memo viewed by Live and Let’s Fly, United tells employees that it will delay its return to New York City from February 1, 2021 to February 28th. It will also reduce its schedule to five flights per week (with plans to double to 10 flights per week by the end of March).

Might this spell doom for the new JFK routes? United assures employees the new routes will commence:

Despite the delay of a few weeks, we’re still very much committed to our return to JFK after a five-year absence! 

United will continue to use its premium-heavy Boeing 767-300 on the route, with 46 seats in Polaris (business class), 22 Premium Plus (premium economy) seats, 47 seats in EconomyPlus (extra legroom economy), and 52 seats in economy class.

United will operate service out of Terminal 7, the same terminal it occupied for decades at New York JFK. There is no announcement yet concerning potential lounge access for premium cabin passengers. Terminal 7 features an Alaska Airlines and several British Airways lounges.

CONCLUSION

United will launch service to JFK a month later than originally plan. When service launches, Terminal 7 at JFK will be utilized. The delay is not surprising considering the downturn in travel. In fact, I would not be surprised if the flight launch is pushed back even further. United continues to offer several daily flights to Newark Liberty International from both LAX and SFO.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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6 Comments

  1. Willem Reply
    January 14, 2021 at 12:06 pm

    I suppose if your JFK flight is canceled, they’ll rebook you out of Newark?

    At least you’d get to pick a 787-10 flight if that happens…

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      January 14, 2021 at 1:46 pm

      Correct.

  2. JoEllen Reply
    January 14, 2021 at 2:09 pm

    I believe “Cranky Flier” just wrote that the codeshare merger of AA and JetBlue will open up slots and gates and JFK and maybe UAL will be able to get more of those — it might be to their advantage ?

    • JoEllen Reply
      January 14, 2021 at 2:16 pm

      Sorry, I see YOU wrote about this on January 13th.

      • Les Reply
        January 14, 2021 at 4:37 pm

        Anyone know what became if the United Club at T7?

        • Matthew Klint Reply
          January 14, 2021 at 4:37 pm

          It’s now an Alaska Airlines lounge

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