United Airlines launches Auckland San Francisco routeChris Skelton/Fairfax NZ United Airlines launches nonstop service between Auckland and its San Francisco hubUnited Airlines' flight US917 from San Francisco landed in Auckland on Sunday morning, becoming the latest in a string of global airlines targeting New Zealand. Ollie Dale The inaugural United Airlines' San Francisco-Auckland flight touches down in New Zealand. THE FACTS- Flight UA916 departs Auckland at 1:20 pm on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arriving in San Francisco at 6:40 am. READ MORE:* Airfares set to fall as United Airlines launches Auckland to San Francisco route* American Airlines' Auckland flight takes offThe services is expected to add $190 million a year to the New Zealand economy, Auckland Airport's general manager of aeronautical commercial, Norris Carter, said, adding that the US was New Zealand's third largest international visitor market and increasingly important for international trade. The return flight, UA917, departs San Francisco at 10:45 pm.

Source: Stuff July 03, 2016 03:22 UTC