Loyal fans will look to new horizons this coming summer, with their favorite airline planning to connect to two unique Spanish secondary airports. Palma de MallorcaLocated in the Balearic Islands of the Mediterranean Sea and on the Spanish coastline of Andalucia, they are set to wow passengers with direct flights from the airline's Newark hub.
According to data from Cirium, an online aviation analytics company, United Airlines will launch multiple weekly flights between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), and Malaga Airport (AGP) in May.
The airline will utilize its older fleet of Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft on the route, as outlined below:
|
Newark to Palma de Mallorca |
Boeing 767-400 |
34 Polaris Business, 24 Premium Plus, 173 Economy Plus/Economy seats |
|---|---|---|
|
Newark to Malaga |
Boeing 757-200 |
16 Polaris Business, 160 Economy Plus/Economy seats |
As the only direct carrier to connect Palma and Malaga to the United States, the airline will maintain a monopoly on the flights. Its closest competitors can only offer one-stop services (such as Iberia via Madrid, Lufthansa via Frankfurt/Munich, or Air France via Paris Charles de Gaulle).
Flight schedule data shows that United will deploy its Boeing 757-200 to link New York and Malaga daily. The service, which can accommodate up to 176 passengers onboard, will follow the below schedule:
- UA350, departing Newark at 17:50, arriving in Malaga at 07:35 the following day. Block time of seven hours, 45 minutes.
- UA351, departing Malaga at 09:35, arriving in Newark at 12:15 the same day. Block time of eight hours, 40 minutes.
For those destined for Palma de Mallorca, the four weekly flights onboard a Boeing 767-400 will operate as below:
- UA236, departing Newark at 16:15, arriving in Palma at 06:15 the following day. Block time of eight hours.
- UA237, departing Palma at 10:00, arriving in Newark at 13:10 the same day. Block time of nine hours, ten minutes.
These seasonal routes are expected to be popular for United and will coincide with the airline's wider summer network. The carrier recently announced many new services that will launch next summer in addition to current year-round services. Overall, United's summer seasonal transatlantic offerings from the Big Apple include:
- Athens
- Bilbao (from May 31, 2025)
- Dubrovnik,
- Faro (from May 23, 2025),
- Funchal (from June 7, 2025),
- Málaga
- Naples
- Nice
- Nuuk (from June 14, 2025)
- Palermo (from May 21, 2025)
- Palma de Mallorca
- Ponta Delgada
- Porto
- Reykjavík–Keflavík
- Shannon
- Stockholm–Arlanda
- Venice
Palma de Mallorca (or Majorca) is more commonly called Palma, the largest city on the Balearic Islands of Mallorca (Majorca). The island is a popular tourist destination in the summer, with many European carriers serving the island's airport to their respective hubs. Air Europa, easyJet Europe, Eurowings Europe, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair, and Vueling have a substantial network at the airport.
According to the data from Cirium, between May and September 2025, the Star Alliance member will operate five return services in May, 17 for June, 18 for July and August, and 14 return trips for October. This equates to around four weekly return services, representing 73 Europe-bound flights for the season. This will add over 16,800 seats between New York and Palma de Mallorca.
Malaga is a popular tourist hotspot in the Malaga Province, in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalucia, Spain. Malaga International Airport is one of the busiest in Spain. The airport is an operating base for easyJet, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair, and Vueling.
While United will be the only transatlantic operator at Malaga, the airport still welcomes many European legacy carriers. Those looking to travel further afield can fly year-round with Qatar Airways to Doha, and seasonal services are operated with Etihad Airways to Abu Dhabi.
This upcoming summer, United Airlines will operate daily services in May, June, July, and August and until late September. The carrier will sustain 146 direct flights between New York and Malaga for the summer, representing 25,696 seats onboard the airline's Boeing 757-200.
While United will offer more direct services to Spain than any other US carrier next summer, one of the airline's closest competitors is keeping a close watch. Will add a second daily service between New York John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and Barcelona El Prat (BCN) in April.
It was previously reported that the carrier would launch the second service on May 7. However, flight data has identified the carrier will now commence the service on April 23.
These additional flights to Barcelona will be complemented by Delta's existing year-round connection from its home at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, while Boston will also be added as a seasonal link from May 23.
Delta will face stiff competition on the route between Barcelona and New York, with multiple other carriers already cashing in on demand. Other US carriers operating from New York / Newark include American Airlines and United, while Spanish low-cost carrier LEVEL (a subsidiary of IAG) also serves the route.
While Spain remains a popular tourist destination year-round, its popularity soars throughout the IATA Northern Hemisphere summer season. Given United's ever-growing transatlantic network, many Americans are making the most of the carrier providing the most choice of Spanish destinations.
Even though the destinations these airports serve are fantastic in their own right, it would be assumed that some travelers are using these services as just a springboard to their final destination. For example, Palma de Mallorca is a quick ferry ride to the party hotspot Ibiza, and Malaga is the gateway to Gibraltar and the rest of Southern Spain.
