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United Airlines Welds Steel City to West Coast With Two New Destinations

Posted on: Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 12:30 CDT

United adds daily service between Pittsburgh and both San Francisco and Los Angeles

CHICAGO, April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Residents in the city of Three Rivers now have two new ways to reach the West Coast on United Airlines. Beginning September 2, United will offer daily service between Pittsburgh and United's hubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

"Our new trans-continental flights between Pittsburgh and the west coast ensure Pittsburgh residents have convenient, daily service across the country and one-stop connections to Asia," says Greg Kaldahl, vice president - Resource Planning. "With United now providing service between Pittsburgh and all five of our hubs across the U.S., our customers have numerous options for the best service that gets them where they need to go."

The flights are now open for sale and will be operated with an Airbus 319 aircraft on the following schedule:

Schedule Depart Arrive United 237 Pittsburgh to San Francisco 8:30 a.m. 10:58 a.m. United 480 San Francisco to Pittsburgh 1:00 pm 8:49 p.m. United 265 Pittsburgh to Los Angeles 6:00 p.m. 8:16 p.m. United 458 Los Angeles to Pittsburgh 9:40 a.m. 5:17 pm All routes and frequencies are subject to change.

The A319 has 120 seats, including 8 in first class, 40 in Economy Plus(R), and 72 in economy. Economy Plus offers customers up to five extra inches of legroom in the front of the economy cabin.

United has 32 flights a day between Pittsburgh and five cities, including Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. With service to these five cities, Pittsburgh customers have easy access to more than 200 other cities throughout the U.S. and to the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America.

About United

United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) operates over 3,100* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 912 destinations in 159 countries worldwide. United's 48,500 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.

*Based on United's forward-looking flight schedule for April 1, 2009 to April 1, 2010.

SOURCE United Airlines

Source: PR Newswire

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