United drops Newark-San Jose as it cuts margin flying

United will end its daily service between Newark Liberty and San Jose, California, in October, just a year and a half after entering the market. The carrier will discontinue the route it serves primarily with a 166-seat Boeing 737-800 on 26 October, after serving the market since March 2017, FlightGlobal schedules data show. United cites low demand for its decision to end service between Newark and San Jose, the airline says. It continues to serve the Bay Area airport from Chicago O'Hare, Denver and Houston Intercontinental. The airline followed Alaska Airlines into the Newark-San Jose market, following the Seattle-based carrier's expansion at the New York City-area airport with the removal of federal slot restrictions in October 2016. United operates a large hub at San Francisco International airport, 54km northwest of San Jose airport, which it serves from Newark. In May, the carrier announced plans to deemphasise connections at Newark and instead focus on being New York's "hometown airline" at the airport. Separately, United will add two new routes from its Denver International airport hub this fall. <br/>