LOS ANGELES - United Airlines is gearing up for its biggest international expansion yet, adding eight new destinations for summer 2025. This move is part of an overall increase in services that will see over 760 weekly international flights. Starting in ...

United Airlines is adding new overseas destinations in what the carrier calls its largest international expansion.

United Airlines is adding eight new international destinations in 2025, with all the new flights departing from Newark.

The Airline is set to launch its largest international expansion in summer 2025, adding flights to eight new cities.

While cities that do not bring in a lot of passenger traffic are usually served by low-cost and other smaller airlines, occasionally mainstream airlines see demand for underserved destinations in certain states.

United will also be launching several more notable new transatlantic flights out of Newark next summer, including nonstops to Palermo, Sicily on May 21; Bilbao, Spain on May 31; and Faro and Madeira Island, Portugal on May 16 and June 7, respectively.

From Newark, United will open five new routes to cities that no other U.S. airline currently serves. These comprise Nuuk, Greenland; Palermo, Italy; Bilbao, Spain; and Faro and Madeira in Portugal. Washington Dulles will see three new routes, with year-round operations to Dakar, Senegal, and seasonal flights to Nice, France, and Venice, Italy.

United Airlines launches record international expansion in 2025, adding new routes to eight cities, including Nuuk, Palermo, and Dakar.

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) shares are trading higher on Thursday. The company unveiled its largest international expansion, adding service to eight new cities. Beginning in May 2025,

United's "fifth-freedom" list will add Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and the western Pacific country of Palau from Tokyo Narita.