United Airlines to increase San Fran and LA services
United Airlines will increase the frequency of its flights from London Heathrow to both San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The airline will operate a second daily Heathrow-San Francisco nonstop service from October 30, taking the twice daily service year-round.
From April 5, United will add a second daily Heathrow-Los Angeles flight.
Meanwhile, United has confirmed it will reduce the number of daily nonstop flights it operates from Heathrow to Houston from three to two from October 30.
The remaining Houston services will be operated by Boeing 777-200 aircraft, an increase in aircraft size from the current schedule operated with 767-300s and 787s.
The additional San Francisco will be operated by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft with 219 seats – 36 flat-bed seats in BusinessFirst and 183 in Economy, including 70 Economy Plus seats.
The additional Los Angeles service will be operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, with 252 seats – 48 flat-bed seats in BusinessFirst and 204 in Economy, including 88 Economy Plus seats.
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