United Airlines plans to fly 91 percent of its pre-pandemic domestic capacity this December, as the carrier has seen flight search activity surpass 2019 levels for the upcoming holiday season.
The December schedule includes United's largest network to Florida in its history, with 195 daily flights to 12 destinations, the carrier announced. That will include resuming direct flights to Fort Myers from each Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio, which United said were among its most popular routes last year.
New routes on the December schedule include service between Cleveland and both Las Vegas and Phoenix as well as new service between Orlando and Indianapolis. United also will fly 66 daily flights to ski destinations across the United States.
United reported that flight searches on its app and website are 16 percent higher than they were in 2019, with the day before Thanksgiving, Dec. 23 and Jan. 2 shaping up to be the busiest travel days over the holidays.