United will add new service to India, Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana starting late this year and into next year, the carrier announced.
For India, United in December will begin daily nonstop service between Chicago and New Delhi, and in spring 2021 it will add nonstop service between San Francisco and Bangalore, connecting two major global technology hubs. United will be the only carrier operating the latter route; American Airlines also plans to launch service between Bangalore and Seattle next year.
United will begin growing its network to Africa in late spring 2021, when it plans to introduce three weekly flights each between Washington Dulles and both Lagos, Nigeria, and Accra, Ghana. The carrier also plans to introduce nonstop service between Newark and Johannesburg, South Africa, in the spring.
In the summer, United plans to increase its network to Hawaii, with new service between Newark and Kahului, Maui, and between Chicago and Kona.