United Airlines to relaunch Auckland to San Francisco route

United Airlines has announced its return to New Zealand, with its non-stop flights between Auckland and San Francisco set to resume in October. The major United States carrier launched the route in 2016, but the service has been suspended since March 2020 because of the pandemic. The airline will initially operate three return flights a week from October 1, but this will increase to a daily service from October 28, using the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The Auckland to San Francisco route is currently serviced by Air New Zealand.Other North American airlines returning before the end of the year are American Airlines, which will launch flights between Auckland and Dallas Fort Worth in Texas from October, and Air Canada, which will resume flights between Auckland and Vancouver in November.<br/>