{"id":329238,"date":"2026-08-25T13:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329238\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:54:12","slug":"newark-plays-central-role-in-uniteds-largest-international-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329238\/","title":{"rendered":"Newark plays central role in United\u2019s largest international expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The basics:<\/p>\n

United Airlines<\/a> will add 8 new international routes from Newark in 2027
\nExpansion debuts airline\u2019s largest international growth plan yet
\nNewark airport will gain nonstop service to eight destinations across Europe
\nSeveral new routes will use United Airbus A321XLR<\/p>\n

United Airlines is making its largest international expansion yet in summer 2027, and Newark Liberty International Airport<\/a> is leading the charge.\n<\/p>\n

The airline will add 10 new international cities and three new routes across Europe and Asia next year. And several will take flight on the company\u2019s newest international aircraft, the \u201cBorn to Explore\u201d Airbus A321XLR.\n<\/p>\n

United made the announcement \u2013 and debuted the single-aisle plane \u2013 at its East Coast Hub at EWR<\/a> Aug. 25. Of the new destinations added to its roster, eight depart from Newark.<\/p>\n

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
\nMarseille, France
\nIbiza, Spain
\nValencia, Spain
\nTerceira, Portugal
\nLjubljana, Slovenia
\nOlbia (Sardinia), Italy
\nCatania (Sicily), Italy<\/p>\n

Beyond expanding United\u2019s reach, the additional locations also make the airline the only domestic carrier to fly nonstop from the U.S. to eight of these places. In Newark, United will hold that exclusivity for Luxembourg, Marseille, Ibiza, Valencia, Terceira and Ljubljana, along with its expansion in San Francisco to Okinawa, Japan, and from Washington Dulles to Toulouse, France, also announced Tuesday and rounding out the newly added international destinations.
\n\"The\"TheThe Adolphe Bridge and characteristic buildings of Luxembourg. United will begin nonstop flights to the destination from Newark in summer 2027. \u2013 PROVIDED BY UNITED AIRLINES\n<\/p>\n

Making news in Newark<\/p>\n

The Newark event drew United CEO Scott Kirby, Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella and Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances Patrick Quayle.\n<\/p>\n

Kirby called attention to the strategy United has employed since the pandemic. \u201cWe offer the most flights across the Atlantic and Pacific and Newark is the best Atlantic gateway in the country \u2013 so far this year, it\u2019s the most on-time airport in the New York City area,\u201d he said, adding the airline would keep building on that momentum.<\/p>\n

Quayle offered further insights during a call about the expansion. Responding to a query about the push in Newark, the executive said he was confident in the facility.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat gives me confidence is that Newark has been the most reliable of the big three New York airports.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, if you look at Newark, LaGuardia and JFK, Newark is No. 1. There\u2019s no doubt about that. The FAA has been enforcing the caps, and I flew in here today and look, it\u2019s operating incredibly well,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n

ROUTE\u00a0<\/p>\n

2027 START DATE\u00a0<\/p>\n

FREQUENCY\u00a0<\/p>\n

AIRCRAFT\u00a0<\/p>\n

San Francisco (SFO) \u2013 Okinawa (OKA)\u00a0
\nMarch 27\u00a0
\n3x weekly\u00a0
\nBoeing 777-200ER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newark (EWR) \u2013 Luxembourg (LUX)\u00a0
\nApril 2\u00a0
\nDaily\u00a0
\nAirbus A321XLR\u00a0<\/p>\n

Washington, D.C. (IAD) \u2013 Toulouse (TLS)\u00a0
\nApril 26\u00a0
\nDaily\u00a0
\nAirbus A321XLR\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newark (EWR) \u2013 Ljubljana (LJU)\u00a0
\nMay 12\u00a0
\n4x weekly\u00a0
\nBoeing 767-400ER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newark (EWR) \u2013 Olbia (OLB)\u00a0
\nMay 27\u00a0
\n3x weekly\u00a0
\nBoeing 767-300ER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newark (EWR) \u2013 Catania (CTA)\u00a0
\nMay 28\u00a0
\n4x weekly\u00a0
\nBoeing 767-300ER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newark (EWR) \u2013 Ibiza (IBZ)\u00a0
\nMay 31\u00a0
\n4x weekly\u00a0
\nAirbus A321XLR\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newark (EWR) \u2013 Valencia (VLC)\u00a0
\nJune 2\u00a0
\n3x weekly\u00a0
\nAirbus A321XLR\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newark (EWR) \u2013 Marseille (MRS)\u00a0
\nJune 4\u00a0
\nDaily\u00a0
\nAirbus A321XLR\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newark (EWR) \u2013 Terceira (TER)\u00a0
\nJune 9\u00a0
\n3x weekly\u00a0
\nBoeing 767-300ER\u00a0<\/p>\n

In June, the U.S. Department of Transportation said<\/a> EWR led all major Northeast airports in on-time performance so far in 2026. At the time, United said it had flown nearly 5.8 million passengers through Newark in April and May and recorded its best-ever on-time performance at the airport during that period.\n<\/p>\n

Following the debut of its award-winning new Terminal A<\/a>, Newark airport approved a $75 million upgrade plan for Terminal B in May<\/a>.\u00a0In July, United also debuted new Newark flights for certain college football games<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

United revealed plans for a significant fleet expansion earlier this year. Of the 250 new aircraft it anticipates delivering by 2028, at the time it said the Airbus A321XLR will account for 28 (out of 50 total on order)<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

Quayle noted no airline flying an XLR today has the seat or product that United will.
\n\"United\"UnitedIn recent years, United Airlines\u2019 unveiled its new United Club at the new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport<\/a>. \u2013 PROVIDED BY UNITED AIRLINES\n<\/p>\n

International route expansions<\/p>\n

With a goal to \u201celevate international travel for everyone on board,\u201d the plane\u2019s features include the new United Polaris suite with a privacy door, free Starlink Wi-Fi for MileagePlus members<\/a>, 4K OLED screens with Bluetooth connectivity, a snack bar in United Economy, and the new Economy Plus seats with extra elbow room and access to a shared table across an open middle seat.\n<\/p>\n

United expects to be the only major U.S. airline with that seating option.\n<\/p>\n

Introducing the flight to Luxembourg that will travel from Newark, Quayle said the trip offered a great example of what XLR \u201callows us to do.\u201d Describing Luxembourg as an important business corridor with U.S. tech and banking ties, \u201ccorporate customers will now save multiple hours of travel time by connecting Newark and Luxembourg nonstop.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

United expects to begin flying the A321XLR domestically in September, before launching international service Dec. 1 from Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., to Amsterdam and Dublin.\n<\/p>\n

United also announced several new flights to Japan, Italy and France that it said will give it the distinction of serving more destinations than any other U.S. carrier to those counties. But those changes do not affect EWR. The company also said it will restart service from San Francisco to Tel Aviv, Israel.\n<\/p>\n

United said with the new additions it now flies to more than 160 international destinations. It has added 58 since 2017. It also notes all new routes are subject to government approval.\u00a0Tickets are available for sale beginning Aug. 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The basics: United Airlines will add 8 new international routes from Newark in 2027 Expansion debuts airline\u2019s largest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329239,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[3346,14288,123765,9,24,1187,63,23829,134,136,135,15967],"class_list":["post-329238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-air-travel","tag-business-travel","tag-international-flights","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-newark-liberty-international-airport","tag-nyc","tag-planes","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news","tag-united-airlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}