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The Sands at Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos.
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United Airlines’ Big Caribbean Expansion

By: Alexander Britell - March 28, 2021

As optimism grows in the travel industry, United Airlines is continuing to expand its Caribbean network, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

In fact, United Airlines will soon be flying more flights to the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America than it did in 2019 — before the pandemic. 

“We are proud of United’s deep roots and history throughout Latin America,” said Patrick Quayle, United’s vice president of International Network and Alliances.  “In May, we will greatly expand our Latin America schedule, offering even more options than we did in 2019.  This will include numerous opportunities for travelers reuniting with friends and family and those seeking a warm-weather, beach destination.”

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El Zafiro beach resort in St Maarten.

United will be operating nonstop service in May to 13 destinations across the Caribbean from its hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark and Washington, DC. 

That will include flights to Aruba, The Bahamas Bermuda, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, St Maarten, St Thomas and Turks and Caicos. 

That will include a number of Caribbean routes with more than one flight per day, including two daily flights from Newark to St Thomas and Aruba and five flights each day from Houston to Cancun, among others. 

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Ambergris Cay in Turks and Caicos.

Among other notable routes, United will be flying daily flights from Chicago to both Punta Cana and San Juan; daily flights from Houston to St Thomas; and at least one flight every day from Newark to Nassau, Turk sand Caicos, Santo Domingo, San Juan, Santiago and St Maarten. 

You can find the full list of United flights to the Caribbean and Mexico below. 

Chicago O’Hare to the Caribbean
Aruba (AUA)Weekly
Montego Bay (MBJ)Weekly
Nassau (NAS)2x weekly
Punta Cana (PUJ)Daily
San Juan (SJU)Daily
St. Thomas (STT)2x weekly
Cancun2x daily
CozumelWeekly

Denver to the Caribbean
NassauWeekly
Cancun3x Daily

Houston to the Caribbean
ArubaWeekly 
Montego Bay4x Weekly
Nassau10x Weekly
Turks and CaicosWeekly 
Punta Cana2x Weekly
San Juan18x Weekly
St ThomasDaily
Belize2x Daily
Roatan5x Weekly
Cancun5x Daily
CozumelDaily

Newark to the Caribbean 
Aruba2x daily
BermudaDaily
AguadillaDaily
Montego Bay10x Weekly
NassauDaily
Turks and CaicosDaily
Puerto Plata3x Weekly
Punta Cana11x Weekly
Santo Domingo3x daily
Santiago3x daily
St Thomas2x daily
St MaartenDaily
Cancun3x daily
Belize2x weekly
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