United to offer OKC-San Francisco direct flight

Published: 05/09/11 - 12:57pm Written by Dick Pryor
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - United Airlines says it plans to start offering daily direct flights between Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport and San Francisco International Airport. The airline announced Monday it will begin offering the flight Aug. 29. The flight will leave Oklahoma City at 7:14 a.m. and arrive in San Francisco at 8:50 a.m. The return flight will leave San Francisco at 4 p.m. and arrive in Oklahoma City at 9:16 p.m. The airline says carrier SkyWest Airlines will operate the flights on a 66-seat Canadair CRJ7 jet. United spokesman James Starnes says the new service will give Oklahoma City travelers more options for connections to cities across the western United States, Asia and Australia.