United airlines launches new monterrey-san francisco direct flight

United Airlines will launch nonstop service from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Monterrey, Nuevo León, offering two flights daily beginning on Oct. 27. United will be the only

airline offering direct flights between these two cities, boosting Monterrey’s status as the principal air hub in northern Mexico. United Express partner Skywest will operate the service

using Embraer EMB-175 aircraft. Tickets for these flights are already available. Rolf Meyer, United’s director general of sales in Mexico and the Caribbean, said “We are proud to add this

new route to our extensive selection of flights between Mexico and the United States.” Meyer said the new route reinforces United’s objective to be the airline of choice for Mexicans

traveling to the United States and beyond. United already flies to 22 Mexico cities from eight United States locations. When plans for the new flight were announced in June, SFO airport

director Ivar C. Satero issued the following statement: “We are thrilled to welcome nonstop United Airlines flights from SFO to Monterrey this fall. For more than 80 years, United has been

offering SFO travelers more destinations than any other airline, and this new service allows United customers from Asia to connect seamlessly through SFO to the ‘Business Capital of Mexico.’

… We are confident this new service will be a success.” In a bulletin announcing the new route, United claimed it will also improve connectivity via United Airlines to Asia and Australia.

“Destinations such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul and Sydney, Australia, will now be easy connections from Nuevo León via San Francisco.”  For his part, Nuevo León Governor Samuel García

issued a statement calling the new route “a great opportunity to strengthen Monterrey as a destination, particularly as Nuevo León has flights to practically every city in Mexico, as well as

new routes to Latin American and Europe.” Nuevo León Tourism Minister Maricarmen Martínez Villarreal added that the new United flight will boost international connectivity while opening new

tourism opportunities in the state.  The new route boosts a Mexico aviation sector that has seen nearly 500 new international routes added since 2018.  _With reports from __El Economista__

and __Microsoft News_