United Airlines hails Newark turnaround
United Airlines celebrated its best operational summer ever at its main Newark hub, putting the airport on par with JFK and LGA for on-time performance.
It marks the airline’s operational turnaround at EWR
These rankings come as more than six million people flew United on-time through Newark this summer, the most in the airline’s history.
In addition, United’s Connection Saver technology helped more than 28,000 customers make tight connections in Newark over the summer.
For this fall and winter, United plans to serve more than 160 domestic and international destinations from Newark – more than any other airline in the New York City area.
United is adding flights to popular cities like Rome, Venice, Porto, Marrakesh and Dublin.
Domestically, the airline will add flights to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale and new cities including Palm Springs, California; Columbia, South Carolina; and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Additionally, United expects to hire more than 2,500 Newark employees between 2025-2026 and will be the first airline to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use at Newark.
“Newark is operating better than ever and United’s future here is bright – that’s a credit to the thousands of Newark employees who deliver for our customers and one another every day,” said CEO Scott Kirby.
“Over the past several months, we have worked diligently with our partners at the Port Authority and the FAA to move towards a return to full capacity at Newark Airport.”
In April and May, challenges associated with air traffic control staffing, technology outages and runway construction led to a concentrated number of delays and cancelations out of Newark.
Since that time, bookings and customer confidence have bounced back.
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