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United Beefs up Fresno Schedule With Airbus Flight to Denver
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By Bill McEwen, News Director
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May 6, 2021

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After Southwest Airlines launched in Fresno last month, the city’s director of aviation, Kevin Meikle, said that it would create healthy competition.

“As air travel continues to increase nationwide, United’s investment positions Fresno Yosemite International Airport and the Central Valley on a forward path with expanded flight and destination options.” — Kevin Meikle, director of aviation, city of Fresno

Fresno air travelers already are seeing the benefits of that competition.

On Thursday, United Airlines debuted a flight using the 126-seat Airbus A319 from Fresno to Denver.

The introduction of mainline service replaces one Denver flight previously operated with a regional jet. Regional jet service continues to operate two daily United flights between Fresno and Denver.

United Also Resumes Chicago Route

In addition, United resumed once-daily service between Fresno and Chicago O’Hare International Airport at 7:20 Thursday morning.

The route allows travelers from throughout the Valley to connect to other Midwest cities and Eastern destinations beyond Chicago.

“We appreciate United Airlines for being a committed airline partner and for growing capacity in the Fresno market by introducing mainline service and returning popular destinations sought by Valley travelers,” Meikle said in a news release.

“As air travel continues to increase nationwide, United’s investment positions Fresno Yosemite International Airport and the Central Valley on a forward path with expanded flight and destination options.”

United Adds 875 Seats Weekly in Fresno

With the bigger capacity on United’s Denver service and the resumption of its Chicago flights, the airline will add 125 seats per day into the Fresno market. That calculates to 875 seats per week.

United also operates daily nonstop flights between Fresno and Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Southwest’s arrival in Fresno, with flights to Denver and Las Vegas, provided connectivity to more than 50 airports, Meikle said.

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Bill McEwen,
News Director
Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at Send an Email

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