The American airline United Airlines has announced that starting in May 2024, it will offer a new daily non-stop seasonal flight between Barcelona and San Francisco. The flight, operated with a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, will have a duration of approximately 11 hours and 30 minutes.
This new service is good news for tourism and business between Spain and the United States. Barcelona is one of the world’s main tourist cities, and San Francisco is an important economic and technological center. The direct flight will facilitate both business and leisure travel between the two cities, contributing to strengthening economic and cultural relations between the two countries.
Impact on tourism
The new direct flight between Barcelona and San Francisco will be an added attraction for tourists visiting Spain. San Francisco has much to offer visitors, with its iconic bridges, Victorian architecture, and vibrant cultural scene. The direct flight will reduce travel time and ticket costs, making San Francisco more accessible to Spanish tourists.
According to a study by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), tourism between Spain and the United States generated around $12 billion in 2022. The new direct flight could contribute to increasing this tourist flow, benefiting tourism businesses in both cities.
Impact on business
The new direct flight will also be beneficial for business between Spain and the United States. San Francisco is a significant technological center with companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple. The direct flight will facilitate relationships between companies from both countries, potentially creating new business opportunities.
This new flight adds to the existing ones between Malaga and New York/Newark and Barcelona to Washington D.C.
