United Airlines is adding four new cities across Croatia, Italy, Scotland and Spain to its (Northern) Summer 2026 schedule, bolstering its transatlantic operation to 46 cities next year, including all six new Atlantic destinations.
United will be the only U.S. airline to launch nonstop flights to four new destinations from its hub in Newark/New York to Split, Croatia; Bari, Italy; Glasgow, Scotland and Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Services will operate thrice weekly to Split, effective 30 April; four times weekly to Bari, effective 1 May; daily to Glasgow, effective 8 May; and three times weekly to Santiago de Compostela, starting 22 May.
The airline is also adding its first service between Washington-Dulles and Reykjavik, Iceland, as a new nonstop year-round daily service from Newark/New York to Seoul, South Korea, and four additional weekly flights, for 18 total weekly flights, between Newark/New York and Tel Aviv, Israel.
“United has an unmatched international network, and we pride ourselves on connecting our customers to unique, trendsetting destinations no other U.S. airline serves,” said Patrick Quayle, Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances.
“With the addition of these new flights and the return of all of our new routes from last year, United now flies to 46 cities across the Atlantic – more than any other airline – and is the clear flag carrier of the U.S.”
In addition to United’s new Summer 2026 destinations, United will continue to serve all nine destinations from its largest expansion ever last summer including seasonal service to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Nuuk, Greenland; Palermo, Italy; Bilbao, Spain; Madeira Island, Portugal; Faro, Portugal; and continue year-round service from Dakar, Senegal; Puerto Escondido, Mexico, and Kaohsiung. These routes will commence as follows;
- laanbaatar: 30 April, 2026
- Faro: 15 May, 2026
- Madeira Island: 16 May, 2026 (three weeks earlier than in 2025)
- Palermo: 22 May, 2026
- Bilbao: 30 May, 2026
- Nuuk: 6 June, 2026 (one week earlier than in 2025)
- Kaohsiung: Operating year-round service
- Dakar: Operating year-round service
- Puerto Escondido: Operating year-round service
Lead image: Bari, Italy | Credit: Dan Rooney/Unsplash
