United Airlines ups the ante on the winter season, adding 30% more capacity.
Up to 14 daily flights between the US and Italy
"2025 has seen the biggest international expansion in United's history and, within this framework, flights from Italy have increased by over 18%,- says United’s country sales manager Italy, Walter Cianciusi. -This year we introduced three new seasonal non-stop flights to Italy: from our New York/Newark hub to Palermo, from Washington D.C. to Venice, and from Denver to Rome Fiumicino. Looking ahead, the Washington-Rome flight is now year-round, whereas previously it was not active for most of January and February 2025. By 2025 we will operate up to 14 direct daily services between the US and Italy.”
Double the number of seats that were available in 2019
“Travel demand continues to be in line with our expectations. Italy is a favourite destination for travellers, particularly Americans. And we are seeing a growing popularity of “open jaw” itineraries, where travellers can take advantage of United's extensive offerings to five Italian cities. To keep up with demand we have more than doubled the number of seats that wwre available in 2019, we are the fastest growing airline between the US and Italy. The current winter season sees United boosting its capacity in Italy by around 30%, thanks to the expansion of five routes. Although there are still a few months to go, we are seeing a positive trend in bookings for the Milan-Cortina Olympics next February.”
“We look forward to seeing how the Italian market develops”
The five upgraded routes are New York Newark-Venice, which resumed three weeks earlier than last year and will operate until 18 December 2025, almost two months later than in 2024. The second daily New York Newark-Rome flight was extended until 2 December 2025, more than a month later than in 2024. The second New York Newark-Naples flight was extended until 25 October, almost one month later than in 2024. The Chicago-Rome was extended until 18 December 2025, about 2 weeks later than in 2024, and the 2026 season of the Chicago to Rome route will also start on 20 February 2026, about 2 weeks earlier than this year.” With regard to potential summer 2026 news, Ciancuisi says: “We are pleased with the performance of our Italy flights to date and look forward to seeing how the Italian market develops.”
