Another exciting destination that will get adventure travelers’ hearts racing is Nuuk, Greenland. With a new airport set to open this November, Nuuk will soon be an important gateway to Greenland’s glaciers, quaint fishing towns, and dramatic fjords. On June 14, the airline will launch twice weekly service from Newark, New Jersey into the Greenland capital. The historic new four-hour flight will be the only direct connection between the US and Greenland.
United will also be launching several more notable new transatlantic flights out of Newark next summer, including nonstops to Palermo, Sicily on May 21; Bilbao, Spain on May 31; and Faro and Madeira Island, Portugal on May 16 and June 7, respectively.
The carrier is also adding another African destination to its rapidly growing network across that continent. On May 23, United is launching a nonstop, year-round flight to Dakar, Senegal from Washington DC’s Dulles airport. In recent years, the Senegalese capital has been growing in popularity with US tourists for its beaches and islands, local markets, and museums. The new service will operate three times per week and will be United’s sixth destination in Africa.
Other notable launches from Dulles include new routes to Europe, including a seasonal nonstop to Venice, Italy that will begin on May 22 and operate daily, as well as a seasonal nonstop to Nice, France starting on May 24.
In total, United will fly a whopping 760 weekly flights across the Atlantic next summer. “It’s pretty remarkable to see how much we’ve grown,” Quayle said. “In the Atlantic, we’ve taken our network from 23 destinations in 2017 to over 40 destinations next year, which is more than all the US airlines combined.”
According to Quayle, savvy travelers are looking for new and different destinations, and the more of these offerings United adds to its network, the more its traveler base grows. “I’m proud of our team and of United and how bold we’ve been,” Quayle said. “What we’re really trying to do is add experiences and take people to unique destinations around the world.”
