
Then, in March, as spring break vacations ramp up, United will fly the Chicago and Newark routes five and six times a week, respectively. Service from Chicago will continue to operate once weekly through February, while the Newark route will be flown four times a week for much of February. United will operate the two flights on Saturdays from Jan. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter!

Specifically, the Chicago-based carrier just renewed both routes for winter 2023, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by an airline spokesperson. At the time, Hawaii had proven to be a popular pandemic-era destination, and United was ready to try its hand at connecting two of its largest hubs with additional cities in Hawaii.īoth routes launched with plenty of fanfare, and they’ve kept the momentum going long enough to be coming back for another season.

In September 2020, the carrier unveiled plans to connect Newark (EWR) and Maui (OGG) as well as Chicago (ORD) and Kona (KOA) with new nonstop service.

United has seemingly hit the jackpot with the two flagship long-haul Hawaii routes that it launched during the height of the pandemic.
