OREANDA-NEWS. United Airlines will begin new nonstop service from its two West Coast hubs on April 1, 2014, with twice-daily flights between San Francisco and Atlanta and between Los Angeles and Minneapolis.

"We're looking forward to giving travelers in Atlanta convenient access to this country's best and broadest trans-Pacific network at United's San Francisco hub, and to providing Minneapolis travelers with nonstop service to all eight of our North American hubs," said Jim Compton, United's executive vice president and chief revenue officer. "These new routes will provide customers nonstop access to two vibrant markets for business and leisure travel, and offer connecting service to western U.S. and Pacific destinations that no U.S. airline can match."

United will operate the Atlanta flights using Boeing 737-800 aircraft, and SkyWest Airlines will operate the United Express service to Minneapolis using CRJ700 regional jet aircraft. The aircraft for both routes will be outfitted with United First, United Economy Plus and United Economy seating.

Additionally, on April 1, 2014, United will add a new flight between San Francisco and Seattle and will convert all of its existing service on the route to mainline aircraft. This will bring the total number of departures each way to 11, and increase the number of United's seats available on the route by more than 50 percent.