The US Mega-carrier, United has announced it is extending the suspension of flights between its main US airport hubs and Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai and Hong Kong through until 30th April this year because of the downturn in business due to the coronavirus COVID-19 30.
Additionally, the carrier confirmed it would be reducing capacity to Tokyo-Narita, Osaka, Singapore and Seoul. "We will stay in close contact with the CDC and other health organizations as we continue to evaluate our schedule." the airline said in a statement on Saturday.
| Routes | March | April |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) | Flights suspended starting March 8 | Flights suspended until April 24 |
| Houston (IAH) to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) | Flights suspended starting March 8 | Flights suspended until April 24 |
| Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) | Flights suspended March 8 - 27 | Starting March 28, flights to Tokyo-Haneda (HND) will operate daily* |
| New York/Newark (EWR) to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) | No change | Reduction to 5x weekly (from daily) |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Osaka-Kansai (KIX) | No change | Reduction to 5x weekly (from daily) |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Singapore (SIN) | Reduction to 1x daily (from 2x daily) | Reduction to 1x daily (from 2x daily) |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Seoul–Incheon (ICN) | Reduction to 3x weekly (from 1x daily) | Reduction to 3x weekly (from 2x daily) |
*Tokyo-Haneda (HND) schedule not affected (daily SFO-HND and starting March 28 daily ORD, LAX, IAD, EWR)
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