United’s Bold Play: Unlocking Hidden Travel Gems with New Bermuda and SFO Routes—What This Means for Your Next Adventure
Just when you thought United Airlines had laid all its cards on the table with that massive international “route drop” announced for next summer, they decide to throw in a spicy little surprise — a set of brand-new, shorter routes launching in 2027. Now, why settle for just flying across the globe when you can also jet off to some highly appealing—yet delightfully manageable—destinations? Picture this: a fresh nonstop flight to the dreamy shores of Bermuda from Chicago, plus a boost to San Francisco’s hub with a neat trio of routes reconnecting the Bay Area to New England, the South Carolina coast, and even reopening the skies to Oklahoma City—a route that’s been snoozing since the pandemic’s early days. It’s a carefully crafted four-route expansion covering six cities, showing that sometimes, less really is more. Curious about all the details and what it means for your next getaway? LEARN MORE.
United Airlines already revealed its big international “route drop” for next summer. But this weekend, the carrier also revealed a handful of new, shorter routes that will launch in 2027.
United is adding a new nonstop flight to Bermuda for the summer season.
Plus, the carrier is bolstering its San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hub with a trio of new and returning routes. There’s new transcontinental service to New England and the South Carolina coast — and a flight to Oklahoma that the airline hasn’t flown since the pandemic.
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All told, it’s a four-route expansion for the Chicago-based carrier, which will cover a total of six cities.
The news was first reported by Ishrion Aviation.
United’s 4 new and returning routes
| Route | Launch date | Details |
|---|---|---|
|
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) in Bermuda
|
April 3 |
Weekly service during the summer season |
|
SFO to Charleston International Airport (CHS) in South Carolina
|
March 28 through Nov. 29 |
Four weekly round-trips during the summer |
|
SFO to Hartford’s Bradley International Airport (BDL)
|
March 28 |
Daily service |
|
SFO to Will Rogers International Airport (OKC) in Oklahoma City
|
March 28 |
Daily service |
United will use Boeing 737 family aircraft for three of the four routes, including its Chicago service to Bermuda and its two new transcontinental flights from San Francisco.
Its SFO flights to Oklahoma City will be on board an Embraer 175 regional jet.
Bolstering Bermuda service, SFO hub
United’s new O’Hare service to Bermuda will give the carrier a second nonstop flight to the British overseas territory, which is located about 650 miles off the North Carolina coast.
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United already offers Bermuda service from its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).
Meanwhile, two of the San Francisco routes the carrier is adding will be familiar to longtime United flyers in certain pockets of the country.
The carrier last operated its SFO-BDL flights in 2018. Its SFO-OKC service ended in April 2020, during the early days of the pandemic.
The Charleston flight, meanwhile, will give Bay Area travelers a new way to explore a popular vacation spot in South Carolina.
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Bottom line
This latest four-route expansion for United comes a week after the carrier announced a handful of new Canada routes, as part of a larger strengthening of its ties with Air Canada.
That included new service to Newfoundland, via St. John’s — which will be the carrier’s easternmost service in Canada.
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