United Airlines Expands Its Routs

United Airlines announced this morning that it would add two routes from Denver to Shreveport, La and Grand Forks, N.D.

ExpressJet will fly one daily round-trip flight on the Denver-Shreveport route and SkyWest, another United Express affiliate will fly twice daily round-trip flights on the Denver-Grand Forks route.

Also, United Airlines plans to upgrade its existing Denver-Anchorage service to a year-round schedule. The airline began that route on May 1st and originally planed to operate it as summer-only seasonal service.

"These new routes cap off a monumental month for Denver, for United and for our customers," James Starnes, United's director of Domestic Planning, says in a release. "United is committed to the 'Mile High City,' and these new services underscore our commitment to bring to Denver the best network and schedule that any airline offers."
The new routes also come as the Denver City Council approved a deal with United Airlines last week to amend the carrier's lease at Denver International Airport. The deal reduces United's Denver bill by $22 million a year but requires United to boost service.