United is bolstering its international network next year with new routes to destinations across Europe, Asia, and Africa. The new routes are part of the airline’s “largest network expansion in its history.”
With the network adds, the Chicago-based carrier will fly to 40 international destinations that no other major U.S. airline serves.
Asia
The airline is doubling down in Asia with new flights from Tokyo Narita. Starting on July 11, 2025, the carrier will serve Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from Tokyo year-round.
Launching on May 1, United will connect Tokyo Narita with Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, becoming the only U.S. carrier to serve the country. Service will operate on a seasonal basis.
In addition, the airline plans to add year-round service between Tokyo Narita and Koror, Palau.
Africa
With a new route between its Washington Dulles hub and Dakar, Senegal, the airline is expanding its presence in the African market.
Flights are slated to begin on May 23, operating three times per week year-round. United also serves Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa; Accra, Ghana; and Lagos, Nigeria; and it has seasonal service to Marrakech, Morocco.
Central America
Starting on April 5, United will serve Puerto Escondido, Mexico. The new service will be operated from the carrier’s Houston hub once per week with a year-round Mesa Airlines Embraer E175.
Later, on May 22, the carrier will connect its San Francisco hub with San Jose, Costa Rica. This new route will operate daily with a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Europe
United is also expanding in Europe with a new batch of routes. On June 14, the airline will begin serving Nuuk, Greenland, which is expanding its runway to accommodate larger aircraft.
The new route will be served from the carrier’s Newark, New Jersey, hub on a seasonal, twice-weekly basis.
Beginning on May 21, the airline will add three-times-weekly, seasonal service between Newark and Palermo, Italy. Flights will be operated by a Boeing 767-400 aircraft.
The carrier is also growing in Spain with a new route between Newark and Bilbao starting on May 31. Flights are slated to operate three times per week.
In Portugal, United is adding routes to Madeira Island and Faro from Newark. Faro will begin on May 16, operating four times weekly, while Madeira starts on June 7 with three-times-weekly service.
From Washington Dulles, the airline will add new daily service to Venice, Italy, starting May 22. Also, the airline is adding four-times-weekly flights to Nice, France, on May 24. Both routes will operate seasonally.
