If you ask me, United Airlines has by far the most interesting route network of any US carrier (United flies to the most destinations<\/a> and most countries of any US carriers<\/a>), and the airline keeps expanding. In recent years, United has made a game of allowing the public to guess new routes, and I sure enjoy playing along. Here\u2019s the latest example of that.<\/p>\n United will be announcing new routes at 8AM ET on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. United has posted a 30-second video on social media about this announcement. The video is much simpler than many of the past \u201cclue\u201d videos that we\u2019ve seen from United. It simply shows the globe, with a particular focus on Asia and the South Pacific, and there\u2019s a mention of \u201cnew dots\u201d coming soon.<\/p>\n Just to contrast this to past videos, below is a similar video we saw around the same time last year, for new route announcements at the time. It was Indiana Jones themed, and featured Patrick Quayle, United\u2019s SVP of Global Network Planning and Alliances.<\/p>\n Who\u2019s ready to play \u201cWhere in the world will United fly next?\u201d <\/p>\n Drop your guesses below and come back tomorrow, March 7, at 8:00 a.m. ET for the reveal of our new international routes. pic.twitter.com\/j3GcK5NmpQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 United Airlines (@united) March 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n For some general context, United sometimes has two big route announcements per year, as it relates to long haul flights. Typically in the fall, United announces new transatlantic flying for summer, while in the spring, United sometimes announces new long haul winter flying. Typically the fall announcement is bigger than the spring announcement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Really the only thing we have to go off here is the map that United provides. It\u2019s zoomed in on Asia and the South Pacific, and I\u2019d assume that\u2019s intended to be the clue. It\u2019s possible that I\u2019m missing something, but I think that all the dots shown are existing or already announced United destinations.<\/p>\n United has an excess of long haul aircraft in winter, given all the European destinations that are summer seasonal. China demand hasn\u2019t fully come back, and on top of that, United\u2019s Australia and New Zealand expansion a couple of years ago didn\u2019t prove as profitable as the airline hoped.<\/p>\n United already has an impressive network in Asia, so what could the airline add next? I only have one semi-educated guess. I have to imagine that United will finally launch a flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Bangkok (BKK), perhaps as a winter seasonal service. Air Canada launched<\/a> a seasonal flight from Vancouver (YVR) a couple of years back, and it has seemingly been a success, since it has been brought back, and even expanded.<\/p>\n I have to imagine that United will do the same, and the timing is no coincidence, given The White Lotus. After all, in past seasons, we\u2019ve seen significant increases in demand to destinations after The White Lotus was filmed. I could be totally wrong, but put me down for that. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n I\u2019m struggling to think of other possible new destinations, though. Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) seems a bit farfetched, no? Though I do have fond memories flying there on a United 747 from Hong Kong (HKG). Kuala Lumpur (KUL) is another one worth mentioning, but that seems highly unlikely to me. Nadi (NAN) is another one, but I think Fiji Airways and oneworld have that covered pretty well.<\/p>\n Maybe we could see more service to existing Asian destinations from more gateways in the United States?<\/p>\n United Airlines is teasing new routes that will be announced tomorrow. The clues are limited, and just show a globe that\u2019s zoomed in on Asia and the South Pacific. There are no additional hints, though I feel like a new route from San Francisco to Bangkok is pretty likely, as it has been rumored for a long time, and this seems like the time to launch it.<\/p>\n What routes do you think United will announce?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nUnited plans to announce new routes<\/h2>\n
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