Airline officials said that they will add five new
destinations in Jordan, Norway, Portugal’s Azores and Spain’s Canary Islands
and Palma de Mallorca. The flights will start in May and June from Newark, New
Jersey, and Dulles Airport outside Washington.
United said it will also expand service from the U.S. to
five major destinations in Europe -- Berlin, Munich, Rome, Milan and Dublin –
and seek approval from foreign governments to resume seven routes to Europe and
Asia that were suspended during the pandemic.
Meanwhile, United and other airlines are waiting for details
on the planned easing of U.S. travel restrictions that have prohibited many
foreigners including most Europeans from entering the country. Delta Air Lines
officials said they expect details in the next few days on the early November
easing.
Leisure travel within the U.S. has returned roughly to
pre-pandemic levels, airline officials say, but lucrative business and
international travel remain deeply depressed. -AP