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United Airlines to Provide First Nonstop Service Between Washington D.C. and Cape Town

admin — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:09:43 +0000

United Airlines today announced new direct flights between Washington Dulles Airport and Cape Town, becoming the first airline to provide nonstop roundtrip service from the American capital to South Africa. The U.S. Department of Transportation granted the airline three weekly direct flights, which will commence on November 17, 2022 (subject to approval by the South [...]

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United Airlines activates Airlink Codeshare partnership

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:07:49 +0000

American carrier United Airlines, starting today June 14, begins a codeshare partnership with South African carrier Airlink, covering various routes operated by Airlink via Cape Town and Johannesburg. United will also be the first airline to connect its loyalty program with Airlink, allowing MileagePlus members to earn and redeem miles when they travel on Airlink [...]

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United Airlines Expands Cape Town Service with Year-Round, Nonstop Flights to New York/Newark

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:16:28 +0000

United Airlines has commenced its year-round service of three weekly flights between Cape Town International Airport and its New York/Newark hub, marking the route’s expansion from a summer seasonal operation. In addition to connecting Cape Town and South Africa’s Western Cape with the greater New York / New Jersey region, the new schedule provides customers [...]

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United Targets First-Ever Nonstop Service between Washington, D.C. and Cape Town

admin — Thu, 19 May 2022 07:05:26 +0000

United Airlines has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three weekly nonstop flights between Washington, D.C. and Cape Town, South Africa. If approved, United’s flights will become the first nonstop service ever between Washington D.C. and South Africa’s legislative capital, Cape Town. This long-overdue route will benefit important government-to-government connections [...]

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United Airlines to Fly year-round Nonstop Cape Town Flights from Washington, D.C.

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 13 May 2022 16:55:04 +0000

United Airlines announced that it will apply to the Department of Transportation to open a non-stop, year-round route from Washington Dulles Airport to Cape Town, South Africa. A conference call held on May 13, led by Josh Earnest, United’s Chief Communications Officer, and Patrick Quayle, United’s senior vice president of international network and alliances, provided [...]

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Battle for Cape Town Flights Intensifies as Delta Airlines Hits Back at United Airlines Request

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 17:43:26 +0000

The battle between Delta Air Lines and United Airlines for three of the remaining four frequencies available under the current air services agreement between the U.S. and South Africa is heating up. Delta claims its plans to serve Cape Town are “superior in all material aspects” and DOTs approval of United’s request for three of [...]

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United Airlines Uses Entitlement for Cape Town flights to Ease Out Rival Delta Air Lines

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 19:54:51 +0000

In its application with the Department of Transportation (DOTp), United Airlines filed for rights to fly to Cape town (CPT) from Washington-Dulles (IAD) and if accepted, these flights will commence starting November 17, 2022, with thrice-weekly services on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays and will compliment the carrier’s existing Newark (EWR) to CPT route. The proposed [...]

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United Announces Year-Round service to Cape Town from Newark

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:28:49 +0000

Starting June 5, United Airlines will begin Non-Stop Year-Round flights between NewYork/Newark (EWR) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT). This flight resumption which previously was to be operated as a seasonal service is a major boost to South Africa’s tourism and will be served three times per week utilising the 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with capacity [...]

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United Airlines Returns to Nigeria with First Nonstop Lagos – Washington Service

admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:48:11 +0000

United Airlines continues its expansion into the African market. The American carrier has launched its much anticipated direct flight between Washington Dulles International Airport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport. With three weekly flights, United is the first and only airline serving Washington, D.C. nonstop from Lagos. The flight is operated with state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner [...]

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Airlink and United Airlines seal new Codeshare Agreement

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:25:38 +0000

United Airlines and Airlink have announced a new codeshare agreement that will offer customers more connections between the U.S. and Southern Africa than any other airline alliance. The new agreement, which is subject to government approval, will offer one stop connections from the U.S. to more than 40 destinations in Southern Africa. Additionally, United will [...]

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