United's Largest Transatlantic Expansion Takes Off: 30 New Or Resumed Flights in Eight Weeks

United has kicked off the launch of its largest transatlantic expansion in its history, in anticipation of a strong recovery in European summer travel.

Photo Insert: United expects a strong recovery in European summer travel and is adding new nonstop flights to the United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and France.

In total, United will launch or resume 30 Transatlantic flights from mid-April through early June.

This includes adding new nonstop flights to five distinctive leisure destinations no other North American airline serves including Amman, Jordan; Bergen, Norway; Azores, Portugal; Palma de Mallorca, Spain, and Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands.

The airline is also launching five new nonstop flights to some of Europe's most popular business and tourist hubs including London, Milan, Zurich, Munich, and Nice. United is also resuming fourteen Atlantic routes the airline has historically served and adding frequencies in six others, as per a PR Newswire report.

United's transatlantic route network will be more than 25% larger than it was in 2019. With this expansion, United will serve more transatlantic destinations than every other U.S. carrier combined and will be the largest airline across the Atlantic for the first time in history.

"We have long anticipated a strong demand recovery, evidenced by our large, strategic expansion in Europe, and with these new flights, we're proud to offer our customers more options and access than ever before," said Patrick Quayle, senior vice president of international network and alliances at United.

"United continues to leverage its leading global network in new and exciting ways to help our customers make meaningful memories and experience new cultures around the world."

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