United flies to JFK for the first time since 2015

United on Sunday is set to fly to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport for the first time in more than five years as the carrier takes advantage of a lull in air travel to snag space at the once-congested airport. United’s JFK service kicks off with a 7:30 a.m. PT flight from Los Angeles International Airport and a 9:30 a.m. PT flight from its San Francisco International Airport hub. Both will be operated with a Boeing 767-300. The JFK-San Francisco flight takes off at 5:10 p.m. ET and to Los Angeles at 7 p.m. ET. United’s New York-area service is concentrated at its Newark Liberty International Airport hub and at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. United CEO Scott Kirby has said leaving JFK in October 2015 was a mistake and has expressed a desire to return to the New York City airport because moving transcontinental flights to Newark allowed competitor American Airlines to win some lucrative corporate clients.<br/>