UA to add flights to its LAX hub

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United Airlines has announced new service between its Los Angeles hub and Des Moines, Iowa, and Austin, Texas. The daily roundtrip flights are scheduled to begin February 13, 2008, and will be served by United Express via its explussm regional service that offers United First and Economy Plus seating.

“Heading to Los Angeles for work or pleasure is now easier than ever for our customers in Austin and Des Moines,â€￾ says Kevin Knight, United’s senior vice president – Planning. “This new service gives our customers more convenient connections to Asia, Hawaii and the entire west coast.â€￾

Also on Sunday UA begins LAX to HKG service which was previously announced.