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United Airlines (UAL) to Resume San Francisco-Melbourne Flights

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United Airlines (UAL - Free Report) is set to resume San Francisco-Melbourne, Australia flights from May 7, as per reports. The service has remained suspended for long due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions.

Throughout the pandemic, United Airlines had maintained its passenger service to Australia. UAL offers the maximum number of flights to Australia among all U.S. carriers, the company had said earlier.

United Airlines is currently offering direct flights to Sydney, Australia from San Francisco, CA and Los Angeles. Apart from resuming the San Francisco-Melbourne service, the carrier plans to resume other services to Australia, including flights from Houston, TX, this year.


Last December, United Airlines announced a new partnership with Virgin Australia Group, offering customers wider connectivity between the United States and Australia. Subject to government approval, the partnership is expected to begin later this year.

The deal will offer United Airlines’ eligible premier MileagePlus members and Virgin Australia’s Velocity members priority check-in, boarding, baggage delivery, additional baggage check allowance and security clearance. It will also provide customers lounge access.

Zacks Rank & Key Picks

United Airlines carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Some better-ranked stocks within the broader Transportation sector are as follows:

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB - Free Report) flaunts a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). The company has a stellar earnings surprise history, having outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the preceding four quarters, the average beat being 31.4%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Shares of ArcBest have surged more than 43% in a year.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT - Free Report) carries a Zacks Rank #1. The company’s earnings have surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, the average beat being 10.2%.

Shares of J.B. Hunt have gained more than 31% in a year.

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