United plans flights to Greenland, Mongolia and Bilbao | Wilnesh News

United Airlines International expansion is planned for 2025, from Senegal to Mongolia and Greenland to Palau, to attract tourists who have grown tired of the streets of Paris, Rome and Tokyo.

Starting on May 21, United Airlines will fly three times a week from its hub in Newark, New Jersey, to Palermo, Sicily; on May 16, the airline will launch four days a week to the Algarve, Portugal. direct flights to Faro in the Faro region; on June 7, the company plans to offer flights to the Portuguese island of Madeira three days a week; on May 31, the company will launch direct flights to Bilbao in northern Spain flights to these destinations, which will enhance existing services to Italy, Spain and Portugal.

United Airlines said Thursday that its first flight between Newark and Nuuk, Greenland, will begin on June 14.

“Smart travelers have been to Paris, Rome and Madrid many times and they’re looking for something different,” Patrick Quayle, United’s senior vice president of global network planning and alliances, told reporters.

The experiment with routes sets United apart from U.S. and global airlines that have largely insisted on adding their bread and butter. Quayle said the expansion is part of United’s “Glide Wherever the Puck Goes” strategy as the airline looks to ensure it has everything it needs for all travelers, from Corpus Christi, Texas, to the Cape Destinations such as London and other American cities, South Africa.

United plans to launch daily nonstop flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dakar, Senegal on May 23. United has been beefing up flights from Tokyo and will offer direct flights from there to Koror, Palau year-round.

Not available for all destinations. United has stopped nonstop flights to Bergen, Norway, in 2023 due to lack of demand, but Quayle said the airline has wiggle room to continue expanding into remote destinations and that its diverse network can help Attract registered users to get a generous rewards credit card.

“The more unique the content is, the more differentiated we are from our competitors and the more people will spend money with United,” Quayle said.

United originally planned to launch flights to Faro, Portugal this year, but was delayed due to a safety review by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, which concluded earlier this month but found no “significant safety issues.”

United also plans to expand flights from the West Coast but gave no details Thursday.