United Airlines has launched direct flights between Washington and Dakar. The route will be operated three times a week, on a year-round basis.
The inaugural flight departed Washington’s Dulles International Airport at 18.30 on 23 May, arriving in Dakar at 07.00 the following morning.
UNITED AIRLINES STARTS WASHINGTON DAKAR ROUTE
This new route is the airline’s first ever service between Senegal and the United States.
However, Dakar is United’s sixth destination in Africa. That said, United is the only airline connecting Dakar with Washington, D.C.
“We are excited to launch United’s first ever service from Senegal, further expanding our route network from Africa to the US,” said Patrick Quayle, Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances, United Airlines.
FLIGHT SCHEDULE
From Washington:
UA 461 departs Washington’s Dulles International at 18.30, arriving in Dakar at 07.00 the following day. Flights operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
From Dakar :
UA 460 departs Dakar at 09.05, arriving in Washington at 14.05 the same day. Flights operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The service between Washington D.C. and Dakar will be operated with a Boeing 767-300 aircraft, featuring 30 United Polaris business suites with direct aisle access, 24 United Premium Plus seats and 149 economy seats, including 32 United Economy Plus seats.
UNITED AIRLINES EXPANDS INTO AFRICA
The introduction of flights from Dakar to Washington D.C. marks yet another significant step in United’s ongoing expansion across Africa and follows the launch of the airline’s new seasonal service between Marrakesh, Morocco and New York/Newark in October last year.
United also flies from Cape Town, South Africa to New York/Newark and Washington D.C; Johannesburg, South Africa to New York/Newark; Accra, Ghana to Washington D.C.; and Lagos, Nigeria to Washington D.C. United’s new service to Dakar will help further Africa’s growing tourism industry.
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
The new service between Dakar and Washington D.C. is part of United’s largest international expansion in its history, adding six new destinations and nine new routes across the Atlantic for customers this summer.
United is launching five new flights from its hub in New York/Newark to destinations no other U.S. airline serves, including Nuuk, Greenland; Bilbao, Spain; Palermo, Italy; and Madeira Island and Faro, Portugal.
The airline is also adding three new routes from Washington D.C./Dulles, including its first-ever flight to Dakar, Senegal operating year-round and new seasonal flights to Nice, France and Venice, Italy, as well as a new seasonal service between Rome and Denver.
United is the largest airline in the world, as measured by available seat miles, and flies to more international destinations than any other U.S. carrier. This summer, the airline will offer over 800 daily flights to and from 140 international destinations.
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