Welcome! On behalf of the United team, I’d like to thank you for choosing to fly with us.
Our team has been hard at work expanding our large and diverse route network, providing you, our guests, with popular and unique destinations to explore. Last year, United became the largest airline in the world, offering the most destinations across the Atlantic and Pacific from North America—and we are not done yet. It’s our goal to make United the airline of choice for our guests, and we are building on our leading global network with several exciting additions in 2024.
Summer of Growing Choices
Next month, we’ll inaugurate Faro, Portugal, as our 38th destination across the Atlantic. This destination is unique to United from North America and is our fourth gateway into Portugal. With service to the most destinations in Portugal, we are giving our customers more access to explore everything this vibrant country has to offer.
This summer, United is also increasing service to top destinations across Europe. We will add service from Chicago to Athens and San Francisco to Barcelona, and we’re reconnecting New York/Newark with Reykjavík. Additionally, we’re adding more flights to popular destinations such as Málaga, Naples, Nice, Brussels, and Rome, giving our guests even more opportunities to fly United.
I am proud of what we are building across the Atlantic, but our investment is global. In Latin America, we now connect Georgetown, Guyana, with the United network via Houston. We also started service to Tulum, in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, providing easier access to this eco-tourism gateway.
In 2023, we made significant investments into the North and South Pacific. We became the largest airline from the U.S. to Australia, restarted service to Beijing, added more flights to Hong Kong and Taipei, and launched the first-ever nonstop flight by a U.S. carrier from the continental U.S. to Manila. This spring, we will build out our Japan network further with new flights between Guam and Tokyo-Haneda.
While United has been busy expanding its global reach, I’m equally excited about our adds within North America. We know our customers love the outdoors, and we’re launching eight new routes to Alaska and Canada this summer, including the only nonstop service between Washington, D.C., and Anchorage. United will offer something new this summer from all seven of our hubs, including more than 100 new flights from Denver and Houston.
Excited for Fall and Winter
As much as we love summers, we are looking ahead to the upcoming fall and winter season as well. My team and I pride ourselves on offering numerous unique and exciting destinations—much more than our competitors—and this list will continue to grow. This fall, United will become the exclusive airline to fly the first-ever service between the U.S. and Marrakesh, Morocco, which is quickly becoming the next must-visit destination. Served from New York/Newark, Marrakesh will be United’s fifth destination on the African continent. Across the Pacific, we are continuing our leading position in the Philippines with a flight to Cebu from Tokyo-Narita, connecting a beautiful tropical region known for its stunning beaches to the broader United network. Finally, we are expanding in Latin America with new flights to Medellín, Colombia from Houston, enabling easier access to this dynamic city for our guests.
As a teenager, I marveled at the expansive route maps of past U.S. airlines. Looking at United’s global route network today, I am proud of what we have built: the best and broadest network of any U.S. airline—ever. I know United’s future remains bright, and I look forward to sharing even more new destinations and routes with you in the coming years.
As always, thank you for choosing to fly with United.
Patrick Quayle
Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances
