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United launches 737 service to San Francisco for early morning Fresno fliers

Fresno Bee Staff
United Airlines began increased service to Fresno in August 2017, using a 166-seat Boeing 737 aircraft for flights between Fresno Yosemite International Airport and San Francisco International. United's 737s are among jetliners that use the CFM56-7B engine – the same type of engine that failed aboard a Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday, April 17. One passenger died in that incident after debris from the blown engine smashed a window and she was partially sucked out of the cabin.
United Airlines began increased service to Fresno in August 2017, using a 166-seat Boeing 737 aircraft for flights between Fresno Yosemite International Airport and San Francisco International. United's 737s are among jetliners that use the CFM56-7B engine – the same type of engine that failed aboard a Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday, April 17. One passenger died in that incident after debris from the blown engine smashed a window and she was partially sucked out of the cabin. Fresno Yosemite International Airport

United Airlines formally began expanded morning service Wednesday between Fresno Yosemite International Airport and San Francisco International Airport, Fresno officials announced.

United launched its 6:15 a.m. service to San Francisco with a Boeing 737, which replaces smaller regional jets that carried fewer passengers. United’s expanded service is timed with morning connections through San Francisco to popular destinations such as Hawaii and beyond.

In May, United announced it would convert certain regional jets to mainline aircraft at Fresno and nine other markets. SkyWest Airlines operates four daily regional flights for United between Fresno and San Francisco on the Embraer E175 and Bombardier CRJ fleet, in addition to its service to Los Angeles and Denver.

This story was originally published August 16, 2017 at 2:33 PM with the headline "United launches 737 service to San Francisco for early morning Fresno fliers."

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