United Airlines' first flight to Havana in over fifty years took off from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) on Nov. 29, 2016. The new flights end many of the decades-long travel restrictions and opening new doors for cultural and economic exchange between the neighboring nations, while also providing the large number of Cuban-American residents in the New York/Newark region access to Havana.
United will operate daily nonstop flights to the Cuban capital from EWR, and Saturday nonstop service from Houston.
Since the DOT announced its preliminary Havana route awards in July, United has been working closely with the Cuban government and local airport service providers to prepare for the start of its operation into Josè Martì International Airport, the airline's 13th new international route launched this year.
United's daily nonstop flight from Newark Liberty International Airport will provide an important gateway to Cubafrom the Newark/New York City region, the largest metropolitan area in the country and home to the second-largest population of Cuban Americans. For more than 20 years, United has offered the Newark/New York Cityregion the most flights to the most destinations around the world.
United will operate both services with Boeing 737 aircraft.
