United has announced the largest transatlantic expansion in its history, including 10 new flights and five new destinations – Amman, Jordan; Bergen, Norway; Azores, Portugal; Palma de Mallorca, Spain and Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands. All of the new routes – which are set to begin in Spring 2022 – are not served by any other North American carrier. Additionally, next year, United will add new flights to five European destinations: Berlin, Dublin, Milan, Munich and Rome. Lastly, United will launch seven routes that were interrupted due to the pandemic to Bangalore, Frankfurt, Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Nice and Zurich. Flights are subject to government approval.
"Given our big expectations for a rebound in travel to Europe for summer, this is the right time to leverage our leading global network in new, exciting ways," said Patrick Quayle, senior vice president of international network and alliances at United. "Our expansion offers the widest range of destinations to discover – introducing new, trendy locales that our customers will love, as well as adding more flights to iconic, popular cities."
United will begin new capital to capital service between Washington, D.C. and Amman, Jordan starting May 5 with service three times weekly using a 787-8.
United will add a third Portuguese destination to its global network with brand new flights between New York/Newark and Ponta Delgada in the Azores beginning May 13. This daily service joins United's existing flights to Porto, which will return in March, and Lisbon, which the airline is currently operating from New York/Newark and will resume from Washington, D.C. next summer. United will fly this route using a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Beginning May 20, United will become the only U.S. carrier to fly to Norway with flights launching between New York/Newark and Bergen. United will offer three times weekly service on a Boeing 757-200,.
United is launching three times weekly flights between New York/Newark and Palma de Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, from June 2 with a Boeing 767-300ER. United will also add a new flight from New York/Newark to Tenerife with three-times weekly service launching June 9 with a Boeing 757-200.
Next spring United will add new daily flights between Denver and Munich, between Chicago and Milan, a new daily capital to capital service between Washington, D.C. and Berlin, and an additional daily flight from New York/Newark to Dublin and Rome.
In addition to these new routes, United will begin seven routes that were interrupted by the pandemic: daily flights between San Francisco and Bangalore beginning May 26; daily flights between New York/Newark and Nice beginning April 29; a second daily flight between New York/Newark and Frankfurt beginning April 23; daily flights between Chicago and Zurich beginning April 23; and flights from Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and New York/Newark to Tokyo's Haneda airport by March 26