CHICAGO, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2016 summer
travel season officially kicks off today as United launches three
new seasonal European flights from its East Coast hubs. Starting
today, United will offer daily nonstop service between Washington/Dulles and Barcelona and between Washington/Dulles and Lisbon. Daily nonstop service between
New York/Newark and Athens also begins today, making the route's
much-anticipated return to United's summer schedule.
Offering more international service from New York/Newark and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area than any
other U.S. carrier, United's three new trans-Atlantic flights offer
customers more choices when planning their summer European
getaways.
"These routes are just the latest of the important and exciting
routes we are adding around the world, including our new service
between San Francisco and
Singapore starting June 1," said Marcel
Fuchs, United's vice president of Atlantic and Pacific
Sales. "The addition of these new routes to our already impressive
global route network gives our customers even more opportunities to
plan their visits to some of Europe's most beautiful coastal cities."
Customers traveling in United BusinessFirst will enjoy a fine
dining experience featuring menus designed by United's team of
chefs using regional ingredients. In addition, United's flat-bed
seating allows customers to arrive at their destination relaxed and
refreshed. Customers in United Economy Plus seating will enjoy
extra legroom for working and unwinding, and the entire United
Economy cabin features a variety of dining options including
complimentary multi-course meals designed in consultation with
United's team of chefs, and United's Choice Menu items available
for purchase.
This year, in addition to United's new seasonal routes, the
airline is welcoming several new international business and leisure
destinations to its global route network.
- Today, United announced it is increasing frequency between
San Francisco and Tel Aviv to daily beginning this October.
United started service to Tel Aviv
in March and is the first U.S. airline to serve Israel from the West Coast.
- Earlier this month, United Airlines became the first airline to
offer trans-Pacific service between San
Francisco and Xi'an, China.
United is also the first U.S. airline to serve Xi'an.
- Beginning June 1, United will
start the world's longest scheduled 787 flight between San Francisco and Singapore. This will be the only nonstop
service to the U.S. from Singapore.
- On July 1, United will start
three-times weekly service to Auckland,
New Zealand and will expand to daily service in time for the
peak-winter travel season.
- Marking another first in the industry, beginning July 13, United will launch first-ever nonstop
service by a U.S. airline between Hangzhou, China and San Francisco.
New
York/Newark to Athens
United's daily nonstop service between Newark Liberty
International Airport (EWR) and Athens (ATH) will operate using Boeing 767-300
aircraft. Flight times will be 9 hours 50 minutes eastbound and 11
hours westbound.
Flight
|
From
|
To
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
UA124
|
EWR
|
ATH
|
5:50 p.m.
Daily
|
10:30 a.m. the next
day
|
UA125
|
ATH
|
EWR
|
12:15 p.m.
Daily
|
4:15 p.m. the same
day
|
Washington/Dulles to
Barcelona
The nonstop flights between Washington Dulles International
Airport (IAD) and Barcelona (BCN)
will operate daily with Boeing 767-400 aircraft. Flight times for
the Barcelona service will be 8
hours 10 minutes eastbound and 9 hours 15 minutes westbound. United
also serves Madrid from
New York/Newark.
Flight
|
From
|
To
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
UA140
|
IAD
|
BCN
|
5:40 p.m.
Daily
|
7:45 a.m. the next
day
|
UA141
|
BCN
|
IAD
|
11:15 a.m.
Daily
|
2:30 p.m. the same
day
|
Washington/Dulles to
Lisbon
United will use Boeing 757-200 aircraft for flights between
Washington/Dulles and Lisbon (LIS). Flight times will be 7 hours 25
minutes eastbound and 8 hours 20 minutes westbound. These flights
are in addition to United's existing year-round service to
Lisbon from New York/Newark. In 2016, United will mark 19 years of
Lisbon service.
Flight
|
From
|
To
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
UA168
|
IAD
|
LIS
|
10:15 p.m.
Daily
|
10:35 a.m. the next
day
|
UA167
|
LIS
|
IAD
|
12:15 p.m.
Daily
|
3:35 p.m. the same
day
|
United in New
York/New Jersey
United and United Express offer nearly 500 daily departures from
the New York/Newark area to more than 150 destinations –
the most in North America, the
most across the Atlantic, the most across the Pacific and the most
to and from Latin America.
United also offers the most flat-bed seats and extra-legroom
economy-class seating from the New
York area.
United in Washington/Dulles
United, together with United Express, operates nearly 225
flights daily from its Washington/Dulles hub to destinations
throughout the United States and
to Europe, Asia, Canada,
Latin America and the Caribbean.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of 5,000
flights a day to 336 airports across six continents. In 2015,
United and United Express operated more than 1.5 million flights
carrying more than 140 million customers. United is proud to have
the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S.
mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, New
York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates more than 715
mainline aircraft, and this year, the airline anticipates taking
delivery of 21 new Boeing aircraft, including 737 NGs, 787s and
777s. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 192
countries via 28 member airlines. Approximately 86,000 United
employees reside in every U.S. state and in countries around the
world. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on
Twitter or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's
parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE
under the symbol UAL.
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