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United Continental Arm to Expand Houston-Havana Service

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United Continental Holdings’ (UAL - Free Report) wholly owned subsidiary, United Airlines and its code share partner Mesa Airlines have received a tentative approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to extend its Houston-Havana Saturday service to a daily operation. Final government approval for the service connecting Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Havana's José Martí International Airport is pending.

United Airlines’ Saturday service between Houston and Havana, launched in December 2016, has eased air travel for customers flying to Havana. The airline’s increased service will intensify competition in the area, enhancing flight options to Havana from Houston.

This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) carrier will operate the Houston-Havana service on either Boeing 737-800 mainline aircraft or Embraer E175 regional aircraft. The Embraer E175 regional aircraft will be operated by Mesa Airlines under the brand name, United Express. Mesa Airlines has a code share agreement with United Airlines and operates flights under the United Express brand. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

The Embraer E175 aircraft features a wide range of modern amenities including extra-legroom, complimentary food and drinks and in-flight entertainment to offer a better customer experience.


Other Tentative Approvals

The DOT awarded tentative clearance for U.S.-Cuba scheduled flights to other carriers as well including the likes of American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL - Free Report) , Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL - Free Report) , JetBlue Airways Corporation and Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV - Free Report) . The new allocations have to be implemented within three months of the receipt of the final clearance from the government.

The DOT awarded the new allocations following the decision of many carriers like Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines to terminate operations between the nations due to lower-than-expected demand.

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