United CEO Scott Kirby was in Newark recently to celebrate the airline’s operational turnaround at EWR Airport and discuss the bright future for the carrier’s premier East Coast hub.

This summer, United celebrated its best operational summer ever at EWR, putting the airport on par with JFK and LGA airports for on-time performance.

According to the carrier, United flights out of Newark arrived on-time more often this summer than flights operated by airlines out of JFK or LGA.

Looking ahead to this fall and winter, United plans to serve more than 160 domestic and international destinations from EWR, 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.

“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,” Kirby said.

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.

But since that time, bookings and customer confidence in flying through Newark have bounced back thanks to efforts by federal officials, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and United employees, according to United.

United’s most talked about 2025 destination, Nuuk, Greenland, will also return to Newark for summer 2026 following a successful and enthusiastic first season.