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Home » United Airlines » United Airlines Returns to San Jose, CA
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United Airlines Returns to San Jose, CA

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 10, 2017March 10, 2017 6 Comments

SJC Airport

United Airlines is adding mainline service to San Jose, CA, years after abandoning Silicon Valley from two hubs. Twice daily service from Chicago began yesterday and once daily service from Newark begins today.

Silicon Valley and the entire Bay Area is still booming. But as the region continues to grow, San Francisco International faces capacity issues. Thus, it is no surprise that underutilized Norman Mineta International Airport has seen great domestic and international expansion in recent years.

United will use mainline 737-800/900 or Airbus A319/320s for these news flights. No lie-flat seating, but more options for United flyers in San Jose.

OUTBOUND from Chicago
Chicago, IL, US (ORD – O’Hare) to San Jose, CA, US (SJC)
9:30 am – 12:04 pm (4h 34m)
UA 1498 | Airbus A319
Chicago, IL, US (ORD – O’Hare) to San Jose, CA, US (SJC)
7:34 pm – 10:10 pm (4h 36m)
UA 1883 | Airbus A320
INBOUND  to Chicago
San Jose, CA, US (SJC) to Chicago, IL, US (ORD – O’Hare)
6:45 am – 12:53 pm (4h 8m)
UA 373 | Airbus A319
San Jose, CA, US (SJC) to Chicago, IL, US (ORD – O’Hare)
1:30 pm – 7:35 pm (4h 5m)
UA 346 | Airbus A319
OUTBOUND from Newark

New York/Newark, NJ, US (EWR – Liberty) to San Jose, CA, US (SJC)
4:29 pm – 8:04 pm (6h 35m)
UA 1729 | Boeing 737-800

INBOUND to Newark
San Jose, CA, US (SJC) to New York/Newark, NJ, US (EWR – Liberty)
6:20 am – 2:50 pm (5h 30m)
UA 2038 | Boeing 737-900

Direct Competition with Southwest and American

I love this news because United is showing signs of agressivness. American already serves ORD-SJC and Southwest does as well (from Chicago Midway). By going up against two entrenched competitors, United is showing a willingness to fight for business. United also serves San Jose from Houston and Denver on mainline.

Now how about an LAX flight again?

(top photo: Aries Liang / Wikimedia Commons)

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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. Brad B Reply
    March 10, 2017 at 11:53 am

    Why are you saying they are ‘returning’ UA has flown mainline to DEN and IAH for years.

  2. Matthew Reply
    March 10, 2017 at 12:49 pm

    And I mentioned that. But they are returning from Chicago and Newark.

  3. Nick Reply
    March 10, 2017 at 1:53 pm

    I wish they would return to OAK.

  4. Teetotal Reply
    March 10, 2017 at 3:21 pm

    According to this, UA 1880 is an A320 coming into SJC. But there are only A319’s leaving SJC. How does that work?

  5. Brad B Reply
    March 10, 2017 at 3:28 pm

    I just mean that your post headline is misleading to say they are returning, they have never left so how can they return? Maybe “United Finally Expanding Service at SJC” or “UA Starting to Compete at SJC”

  6. Guil Reply
    March 11, 2017 at 6:47 pm

    Would be nice if they flew something other than the nasty A3XX, I’d rather fly through DEN and get on something more comfortable.

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