Summary United Airlines has 197 flights scheduled to three destinations this month, under 175 miles from Newark. These destinations will be mostly served by the airline's regional aircraft fleet of CRJ-550s and Embraer E175s. Competing as the dominant carrier, United Airlines can operate several short-haul routes from Newark with negligible competition.
While Newark remains a significant operations hub for United Airlines, operating a significant number of transatlantic flights and other long-haul routes, the airline also operates a handful of extremely short-haul routes. Overall, the airline has scheduled 197 flights this month, which will be operated to three destinations, all of which are less than 175 miles away from its hub at Newark. This article will examine United Airlines ' short-haul routes from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and analyze the different types of aircraft utilized in these services.
Newark to Albany 143 miles from Newark This August, according to data from Cirium , United Airlines has scheduled a total of 62 flights to be operated between its hub, EWR, and Albany International Airport (ALB). The airline plans on utilizing CRJ-550s for 61 of these flights and the one remaining flight is scheduled to be operated by an Airbus A319. As a combined total of these operations, the airline will have a total of 3,176 seats on offer on this route.
Both these aircraft types are operated using a three-class configuration, which includes United First, United Economy Plus and United Economy cabins. Aircraft Type United First United Economy Plus United Economy Total Seats Airbus A319 12 36 78 126 2-2 3-3 3-3 Bombardier CRJ-550 10 20 20 50 1-2 2-2 2-2 These flights, on average, have a flight time lasting between 35 minutes and 40 minutes. Data from FlightRadar24.
com shows that one other service operated on this route on August 13th. It was an A321neo service operated by the All-Business Class airline La Compagnie. With just two aircraft, La Compagnie has been flying all business class services since 2014.
Newark to Providence, Rhode Island 160 miles from Newark The airline's second-closest destination from Newark is Providence Rhode Island International Airport (PVD), to which it has scheduled 75 flights this month. Using its fleet of CRJ-550s and Embraer E175s, United offers 4,088 seats on this route. From the 75 scheduled services, 62 flights will be operated by the CRJ-550s, while the remaining 13 will be operated by the E175s.
Like the CRJ-550, the E175s are also configured with three cabin classes. Aircraft Type United First United Economy Plus United Economy Total Seats Embraer E175* 12 16 48 76 1-2 2-2 2-2 Bombardier CRJ-550 10 20 20 50 1-2 2-2 2-2 *Of the two configurations within United's E175 fleet, this is the one utilized on this route. The agreement will strengthen SkyWest Airlines' existing partnership with United Airlines.
Newark to Ithaca 171 miles from Newark The third route on this list is just short of 175 miles: Newark to Ithaca Tompkins International Airport (ITH). This route has 60 flights scheduled for the month of August, and United Airlines offers 3,586 seats on this route utilizing its CRJ-550s and E175s. The CRJ-550s are scheduled to be deployed on 37 of these flights, with the remaining 23 flights scheduled to be operated by the E175s.
On this route, however, the airline will deploy both configurations of the E175. Aircraft Type United First United Economy Plus United Economy Total Seats Embraer E175 (Version 1) 12 32 26 70 1-2 2-2 2-2 Embraer E175 (Version 2) 12 16 48 76 1-2 2-2 2-2 The aircraft configuration for the CRJ-550 remains the same on this route. Considering that United Airlines has a stronghold in Newark and remains the dominant carrier, the airline is able to operate on these routes (and several others, for that matter) with little to no competition.
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