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United Airlines announces the largest international expansion in its history with 13 new routes and presents its new Airbus A321XLR as a growth star.
The American airline will add 10 new international destinations and three new intercontinental routes starting in the summer of 2027, supported by the incorporation of the new Airbus A321XLR to your long-range fleet.
United grows with 13 new routes
United Airlines has presented the largest international network expansion in the company's annals. The announced schedule includes the landing in 10 new cities in Europe and Asia, as well as the opening of three new routes from its connection centers (hubs) on The Angels, Washington D.C. and Denver, in addition to the resumption of its flights between San Francisco and Tel Aviv.
with this ad, held at a special event at the Newark Liberty International Airport, United Airlines reinforces its position as the world's largest global airline by available seat miles (ASM), operating at more than 160 international destinations after having incorporated almost 60 new cities to its route map during the last decade.
Ten new cities and exclusive routes from the USA. UU.
As of March 2027, United will be the only US airline to offer direct flights to eight of the ten new cities announced. The distribution of new operations is as follows:
From San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- Okinawa (OKA), Japan: Three weekly frequencies on Boeing 777-200ER starting on 27 march 2027. (Exclusive operator in EE. UU.)
From Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
- Toulouse (TLS), France: Daily flight on Airbus A321XLR from 26 april 2027. (Exclusive operator in EE. UU.)
From Newark Liberty International Airport (EEA)
- Luxembourg (LUX): Daily flight on Airbus A321XLR from 2 april 2027. (Exclusive operator in EE. UU.)
- Ljubljana (LISTEN), Slovenia: Four weekly frequencies on Boeing 767-400ER from 12 May 2027. (Exclusive operator in EE. UU.)
- Olbia (OLB), Sardinia, Italy: Three weekly frequencies on Boeing 767-300ER from 27 May 2027.
- Catania (CTA), Sicily, Italy: Four weekly frequencies on Boeing 767-300ER from 28 May 2027.
- Ibiza (IBZ), Spain: Four weekly frequencies on Airbus A321XLR from 31 May 2027. (Exclusive operator in EE. UU.)
- Valencia (VLC), Spain: Three weekly frequencies on Airbus A321XLR starting on 2 June 2027. (Exclusive operator in EE. UU.)
- Marseilles (MRS), France: Daily flight on Airbus A321XLR from 4 June 2027. (Exclusive operator in EE. UU.)
- Third (TER), Azores, Portugal: Three weekly frequencies on Boeing 737 MAX 8 from 9 June 2027. (Exclusive operator in EE. UU.)
Strengthening the transatlantic and transpacific network
In addition to the ten new cities, the company will increase its global connectivity at key points of its network:
- The Angels (LAX) – Osaka (KIX), Japan: Daily service from 27 march 2027, making United the only airline connecting Osaka to two continental US cities. UU. (joining San Francisco).
- Washington D.C. (IAD) – Milan (MXP), Italy: Three weekly flights from 28 May 2027, being the only direct connection between the American capital and the Italian financial capital.
- Denver (THE) – Paris (CDG), France: Daily flight from the 27 May 2027, complementing existing operations to the French capital from Newark, Washington-Dulles, Chicago and San Francisco.
- San Francisco (SFO) – Tel Aviv (TLV), Israel: Resumption of service with three weekly frequencies starting on 28 march 2027.
in addition, United has confirmed the continuity for the summer season of 2027 of the routes entered in 2026 to Split (Croatia), Bari (Italy), Glasgow (Scotland) and Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
Debut del Airbus A321XLR: the new era of long-range single-aisle flight
The key pillar of this transatlantic expansion is the arrival of Airbus A321XLR, nicknamed «Born to Explore». This narrow-body, extra-long-range aircraft will allow the company to efficiently operate intercontinental routes to secondary markets such as Luxembourg., Toulouse, Marseilles, Ibiza and Valencia.
United A321XLR cabin configuration introduces significant inflight product innovations:
- 32 Premium seats: It includes 20 suites United Polaris® with privacy door direct to the hallway and 12 seating United Premium Plus® (16 more premium seats than in the Boeing fleet 757-200 which it replaces).
- Innovation in Economy Plus®: New configuration incorporating a blocked center seat with shared table and additional arm space.
- Connectivity and entertainment: Free Starlink Wi-Fi for MileagePlus® members, individual 4K OLED screens with Bluetooth connectivity and a zone of snack bar in economy cabin.
The Airbus A321XLR will begin operating on select US domestic routes. UU. in September, before making the transition to international flights 1 from December to 2026 on the routes between Washington-Dulles (IAD) and amsterdam and Dublin. Tickets for these transatlantic operations with the A321XLR will go on sale on 27 of August.
All route programming indicated is subject to the corresponding government approvals..
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