United Airlines has announced a new hourly shuttle service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport. Most of these flights will be served by United Express’ Bombardier CRJ-550.

From the Beltway to the Big Apple

This regional arm of United has been seeing success in the last few months by serving regional flights with its CRJ-550s. Business travelers in underserved areas have been appreciating the comfortable seating and relaxing ambiance onboard. The firm is now looking to expand on these operations to better connect the two economic powerhouses.

According to a United press release, there will be 13 daily flights under this service. United claims that this allows it to now offer more opportunities for travel between the Washington D.C. and New York areas than any other carrier.

Convenient service

United Express SVP Sarah Murphy shared that her company introduced this shuttle service in response passenger demand.

“Our customers who regularly travel between Washington, D.C. and New York – one of the busiest routes in the country – have told us they value convenient flights and a comfortable ride above all else,” Murphy said as per the press release.

“With our new shuttle service aboard the one-of-a-kind CRJ-550, United Airlines is the only carrier to deliver both.”

Tickets for these routes will be available from January 18th. Thereafter, the flights will begin on March 29th. Flights depart Ronald Reagan Airport every hour between 06:00 and 18:00.

Meanwhile, the departing flights start at 06:00 from Newark and stop at 20:00. These are mostly every hour apart from gaps at 10:00 and 19:00. 10 of the 13 flights will be conducted by the CRJ-550s while the remaining three will be served by Embraer 175 planes.

Continued progress

2019 was a strong year of expansion for United, both domestically and internationally. The airline doesn’t show any signs of halting its developments following the announcement of this handy service between two important easterly regions in the United States.

Furthermore, the carrier also introduced more regional routes from Washington last month. It added new routes to Madison, Wisconsin and Bangor, Maine from Dulles International Airport. With United also seeking additional gates at Denver International Airport, it could have an even greater presence across the country this year.

CEO Oscar Munoz has highlighted the positive response that the CRJ-550 has received from its passengers. Therefore, it is only natural that it’s being used to connect more fliers across valuable destinations in the US.

Simple Flying reached out to United for comment on this new hourly shuttle service but did not hear back before publication. We will update the article with any further announcements.