United Airlines to fly non-stop to 38 transatlantic cities, including the first and only direct flight between the United States and Faro in Portugal as well as new flights to Reykjavik, Brussels, Rome and Malaga. It will also resume services to many popular destinations.

American carrier, United Airlines, which is the third largest airline in the world, has announced the debut of its largest-ever summer schedule for the upcoming year 2024. According to a press statement by the airline, building on its leading transatlantic network, United Airlines is set to fly non-stop to 38 transatlantic cities. 

This includes the first and only direct flight between the United States and the Mediterranean town of Faro in Portugal with the launch of a new service from New York/Newark. The new flight will make it easy for US customers to visit Portugal’s Algarve region, home to some of the country’s most scenic beaches and striking historic sites. The flight will operate four times a week on a Boeing 757-200.

United says it will also launch new flights to Iceland-capital Reykjavik, Belgian capital Brussels, Italian capital Rome and the Mediterranean resort town of Malaga in Spain. The airline will also bring back nine of its most popular seasonal routes to destinations like Portuguese capital Lisbon, Barcelona in Spain, Nice in France and the Italian cities of Milan, Rome and Naples that will start up to two months early to give customers more time and options to explore Europe.

According to United, it flies to more transatlantic destinations than all other US airlines and continues to be the only airline to directly connect the US with Dubrovnik, Malaga, Mallorca and Tenerife.

“United has the most flights to the most destinations across the Atlantic and we are now giving our customers even more flexibility and choice when planning their trips abroad. Whether customers are looking to travel during peak season or shoulder season, visit the most popular tourism destinations or discover a hidden gem, the scope and scale of our network makes United the easy choice for transatlantic travel,” says Patrick Quayle, United’s senior vice president of global network planning and alliances.

Earlier Starts to Seasonal Service

While transatlantic summer travel demand remains at an all-time high, United has increasingly seen customers seek out spring shoulder season getaways. United says that last spring, more precisely from March 1-May 31, it flew 33 pc more customers across the Atlantic than in 2022, and the airline anticipates the demand will only continue to grow in spring 2024. The statement adds that to give customers more time and options to visit Europe, the airline is resuming several of its most popular routes early, including:

Washington Dulles – Lisbon, Portugal – starting February 15

Washington Dulles – Barcelona, Spain – starting February 15

Washington Dulles – Rome, Italy – starting February 15

New York/Newark – Nice, France – starting March 30

Chicago/O’Hare – Rome, Italy – starting March 30

Chicago O’Hare – Milan, Italy – starting March 30

New York/Newark – Naples, Italy – starting April 5

New York/Newark – Malaga – starting May 2

San Francisco – Rome, Italy – starting May 2

Next summer, United’s network across the Pacific will grow more than 30 pc with non-stop service to 15 destinations, including the airline’s newest routes between San Francisco-Manila and San Francisco-Beijing. The airline will also grow its Latin American schedule by 10 pc next summer, extending some of its newest and most popular routes into the summer season.