United Airlines to Launch New Route from Medellín to Houston

United Airlines announced this week that it will begin servicing Medellín with a direct flight to Houston as part of a wider expansion that includes several new global routes and an increase in frequency for some existing flights.

While this will be the US carrier’s first flight from Medellín to the United States, it already operates a daily flight from Bogotá to both Houston and Newark.

United Airlines has not revealed when the Medellín-to-Houston flight will begin operating, noting only that tickets “will be available later this year.”

The increased connectivity for Medellín comes as part of a global rollout of new flights, with the airline also announcing new routes from Newark to Marrakesh (Morocco) and Tokyo to Narita-Cebu (Philippines).

Along similar lines, and without mentioning specifics, United added that it plans to increase frequencies to Hong Kong, Seoul (South Korea), and Porto (Portugal), while adding four weekly flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai “as the Chinese and U.S. governments recently agreed to increase flights between the two countries.”

“We have consistently been ahead of the curve in finding hidden-gem destinations for our customers to explore and remain committed to providing the most unique slate of travel options for their adventures abroad,” said Patrick Quayle, senior vice president at United. He added that this expansion is part of its push to serve “customers looking for experiences they can’t have with any other carrier.”

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