CHICAGO, 13 November 2020: United Airlines confirmed Thursday that it would resume west coast services from New York City’s John F Kennedy Airport (JFK) on 1 February 1, 2021.
The airline’s entry back into JFK after five years reflects will see it operating flights from JFK’s Terminal 7.
As of next February, United will serve both JFK to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and JFK to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) with two round-trips for each west coast city.
The flights will use the reconfigured Boeing 767-300ER aircraft on the routes and offer customers a premium cabin featuring 16 business class seats. The aircraft will also feature 22 premium plus seats, 47 economy plus seats and 52 economy seats. Tickets are now available for purchase on United.com.
“I have been waiting a long time to say this – United Airlines is back at JFK,” said United’s Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby. “Come early next year, we will be serving all three major New York City area airports.”
United service from JFK*
Flight |
Depart |
Time |
Arrive |
Time |
UA 521 UA 523 |
JFK |
8:00 a.m. 5:10 p.m. |
San Francisco |
11:37 a.m. 8:47 p.m. |
UA 515 UA 517 |
JFK |
9:00 a.m. |
Los Angeles |
12:29 p.m. 10:29 p.m. |
United service from West Coast*
Flight |
Depart |
Time |
Arrive |
Time |
UA 520 UA 522 |
San Francisco |
9:10 a.m. 1:30 p.m. |
JFK |
5:40 p.m. 10:00 p.m. |
UA 514 UA 516 |
Los Angeles |
7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. |
JFK |
3:50 p.m. 10:50 p.m. |