Today, United Airlines announced its largest international network expansion in company history, adding 10 new international destinations and three new routes across Europe and Asia for summer 2027.
Bay Area travelers have gained a new nonstop service between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Okinawa, Japan — a route on which United will be the only U.S. airline flying nonstop.
Flights are scheduled to begin March 27, 2027, operating three times weekly on a Boeing 777-200ER.
SFO’s new connection
The thrice-weekly SFO–Okinawa route extends United’s already significant Pacific presence out of San Francisco, beginning March 27, 2027.
United also confirmed that it will restart service from San Francisco to Tel Aviv, with three weekly flights beginning March 28, 2027.
Tickets are now on sale with United.
The broader expansion
Across its full network, United is adding ten additional new international cities, bringing the airline’s total number of international destinations to more than 160.
- San Francisco (SFO) to Okinawa, Japan
- Washington Dulles (IAD) to Toulouse, France
- Newark (EWR) to Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Newark (EWR) to Marseille, France
- Newark (EWR) to Ibiza, Spain
- Newark (EWR) to Valencia, Spain
- Newark (EWR) to Terceira, Portugal
- Newark (EWR) to Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Newark (EWR) to Olbia (Sardinia), Italy
- Newark (EWR) to Catania (Sicily), Italy
Beyond the ten new cities, the airline is also adding additional flights from Los Angeles to Osaka, Japan; Washington, D.C. to Milan, Italy; Denver to Paris, France; and will restart service from San Francisco to Tel Aviv, Israel.
United also unveiled its new Airbus A321XLR, branded the ‘Born to Explore,’ at Newark Liberty International Airport. It features lie-flat Polaris suites with privacy doors, 4K OLED screens, and a new Economy Plus configuration with extra elbow room across an open middle seat.
The A321XLR will serve several of the new European routes from Newark, beginning December 1, 2027, from Washington Dulles to Amsterdam and Dublin.
All new routes remain subject to government approval.