United Airlines to offer Dublin-Washington route from June
United Airlines is to operate a new daily direct Dublin-Washington service from next June.
United will fly from Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport to Washington’s Dulles International Airport, which is one of its East Coast hubs, and to more than 80 onward connecting destinations.
The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said its transatlantic market had grown this year, with transatlantic passenger numbers up by more than 6% to just under 1.4 million for the 10 months to the end of October.
United’s new Washington DC service is the third new long-haul route to be launched from T2 since the new terminal opened late last year. US Airways launched a service to Charlotte, North Carolina last May, while Emirates Airline will commence a new daily service to Dubai from January 2012.
The new United Airlines Washington service, which will begin on June 8, 2012, will depart Dublin daily at 11.25am and arrive in Washington Dulles at 2.25pm local time the same day.
The return flight will depart Washington/Dulles daily at 10.02pm and arrive in Dublin at 9.55am the following day.
