# @findingfiona__ on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYp759sBtcI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65767992-findingfiona-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-21T21:06:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Fiona Chen (@findingfiona__) — https://gondola.cc/findingfiona__

## Caption

How you can have this experience too 👇✈️ #UnitedPartner

Most people don’t realize you can literally book the first-ever flight an airline takes to a brand-new destination. I flew United’s inaugural nonstop flight from New York/Newark to Bari, Italy — their new seasonal route operating 4x weekly — and it genuinely felt like such a bucket list travel experience 🇮🇹✨

From the gate celebration and ribbon cutting to the onboard gifts, Southern Italy-inspired menu, and welcome celebration when we landed in Bari, it was truly a journey just as special as the destination 🎉🎀🍝

And the wildest part? The people sitting behind me didn’t even realize they were on an inaugural flight 😭 United even has a dedicated group of MileagePlus members who organize to secure seats on these and other unique United flights — which makes me love this little travel world even more.

So here’s how you can book one too:

1. Follow and check United’s social media pages for announcements on new routes — they have new ones to Sapporo, Japan, Split, and even Scotland 📲🌍
2. Once you see the new route, check when the very first flight is 🗓✈️
3. Then all you have to do is go on the United website or app and book it, just like any other flight. Super easy! 📱✅

Bari is now United’s sixth destination in Italy, making it even easier to explore Puglia — one of the most underrated regions in the country 🍋🌊

Would you try this? ✈️ 

#traveltips #puglia #italy #newyorkcity nyc

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## Tags

italy, newyorkcity, unitedpartner, traveltips, puglia

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