United Airlines Announces Largest International Network Expansion

United Airlines announced on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, the largest international network expansion in its history, detailing plans to add 10 new destinations across Europe and Asia beginning in March 2027. The expansion, which includes three additional routes to cities already served, will significantly increase the carrier's nonstop offerings from its U.S. hubs, particularly Newark Liberty International Airport.

The new nonstop routes will connect U.S. travelers to Okinawa, Japan; Toulouse, France; Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; Marseille, France; Ibiza, Spain; Valencia, Spain; Terceira, Portugal; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Olbia in Sardinia, Italy; and Catania in Sicily, Italy. Eight of these ten new destinations will be served from Newark, with the remaining two departing from San Francisco and Washington Dulles. United noted that eight of the ten new cities currently lack any existing nonstop service from a U.S. carrier.

In addition to the new destinations, United plans to add daily nonstop service from Los Angeles to Osaka, Japan, starting March 27, 2027; three-times-weekly nonstop service from Washington, D.C., to Milan, Italy, starting May 28; and daily nonstop service from...