Dreaming of L.A.? New nonstop flights are coming to FLL. Here’s when they start
For travelers ready to live out their Miley Cyrus era, hopping off the plane at LAX and heading to the land of “fame excess,” a new nonstop route will take off this fall from Broward County.
United Airlines is expanding its West Coast reach from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with new service to Los Angeles.
The Chicago-based carrier will operate the route with the airline’s Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, which seats 179 passengers, according to aviation website Simple Flying.
United ranked as fifth-busiest airline at FLL in April, accounting for 8.3% of its flight share, according to airport data. The airline trailed Spirit, which is no longer in business, as well as JetBlue, Delta and Southwest.
The carrier is scheduled to launch the new route Oct. 29 with flights operating five times a week.
Service will increase to twice daily during the winter holiday travel season, from Dec. 17 to Jan. 4.
From Jan. 7 until March 8, the route will operate 12 times per week, before returning to twice-daily service starting March 9, Aeroroutes reported.
Travelers will have two departures to choose from: an early-morning option at around 8:30 and one in the afternoon at 2:30.
United is among several airlines looking to fill in the demand that Spirit’s collapse left behind at Broward’s largest airport.
JetBlue remains the largest carrier between Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale.
