Airlines Confidential · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
United Airlines has announced its new international destinations for 2027, continuing a trend of creative route announcements spearheaded by Patrick Quayle, Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances. These new routes include destinations like Nuke in Greenland, Marseille, France, Pisa and Valencia, Spain, and Luxembourg.
“United announced its new international destinations for 2027. Now, new route announcements have always gotten outside media coverage, I think, in relation to their impact on the airline's bottom line.”
“So other destinations from Newark include Marseille, France, Pisa and Valencia, Spain, and Luxembourg.”
“Who knew, besides fans of basketball star Luka Doncic, that the capital of Slovenia is Lubliana. Or that there was even a commercial airport in Albia, the fourth largest city in Sardinia, Italy.”