United Airlines Resume its Direct Flight from Edinburgh to US

With United Airlines’ return to the airport next year, direct flights from Edinburgh to New York, Chicago, and Washington will resume. From 5th March 2022, the airline will begin year-round daily nonstop service between Edinburgh and New York Newark. On 7th May, seasonal routes to Chicago and Washington will resume.

United Airlines will be the first to restart service between Scotland and the United States. All flights will operate daily on Boeing 757s with a single aisle.

The chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, Gordon Dewar, said: “It’s incredibly exciting to be resuming our transatlantic services with United to allow direct travel between Scotland and the US for the first time in two years. It will allow families to reunite, friends to reconnect and re-open the strong tourism destinations on both sides of the Atlantic.”

United’s UK and Ireland sales director, Bob Schumacher, added:  “With the return of services, our customers in Edinburgh can once again take advantage of direct connections to the US as well as an unrivalled route network from United’s hubs at Newark, Chicago and Washington, offering convenient non-stop connections to 129 destinations across the Americas.”