A United Airlines Boeing 737-700 is marshaled at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on October 31, 2026, marking the carrier’s return to St. Croix with nonstop Newark service after 32 years. Photo Credit: ERNICE GILBERT, V.I. CONSORTIUM.
ST. CROIX — United Airlines returned to St. Croix on Saturday, October 31, restoring nonstop air service between Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and Henry E. Rohlsen Airport for the first time in 32 years. The occasion carried special significance for the island, with four Crucian pilots operating the inaugural flights in both directions.
Captain Shawn Lewis and First Officer Eugene Washington operated United Flight 1409 from Newark to St. Croix, while Captain Douglas Armstrong and First Officer Regine Acosta were assigned to Flight 1410 for the return trip to Newark…