United Airlines has announced the largest international network expansion in its history, adding ten destinations and three further routes across Europe and Asia in 2027. The programme will also introduce the airline’s Airbus A321XLR on international services.
Newark will receive eight new destinations: Luxembourg, Marseille, Ibiza, Valencia, Terceira in the Azores, Ljubljana, Olbia in Sardinia and Catania in Sicily. United will also launch Washington Dulles–Toulouse and San Francisco–Okinawa.
Eight of the ten cities will be served nonstop from the United States exclusively by United. Most services will begin between March and June 2027:
- San Francisco–Okinawa: three weekly from 27 March, Boeing 777-200ER
- Newark–Luxembourg: daily from 2 April, Airbus A321XLR
- Washington Dulles–Toulouse: daily from 26 April, A321XLR
- Newark–Ljubljana: four weekly from 12 May, Boeing 767-400ER
- Newark–Olbia: three weekly from 27 May, Boeing 767-300ER
- Newark–Catania: four weekly from 28 May, Boeing 767-300ER
- Newark–Ibiza: four weekly from 31 May, A321XLR
- Newark–Valencia: three weekly from 2 June, A321XLR
- Newark–Marseille: daily from 4 June, A321XLR
- Newark–Terceira: three weekly from 9 June, Boeing 737 MAX 8
United will additionally introduce daily Los Angeles–Osaka flights from 27 March, daily Denver–Paris service from 27 May and three weekly Washington Dulles–Milan flights from 28 May. San Francisco–Tel Aviv will resume three times weekly on 28 March.
The airline will also restore its summer 2026 routes from Newark to Split, Bari, Glasgow and Santiago de Compostela for the 2027 season.
United’s A321XLR will feature 20 lie-flat Polaris suites with privacy doors, 12 Premium Plus seats, free Starlink Wi-Fi for MileagePlus members and 4K entertainment screens. The aircraft will enter domestic service in September 2026 before beginning international flights from Washington Dulles to Amsterdam and Dublin on 1 December.
Tickets for the newly announced routes are on sale, subject to government approval.