NIGERIA – United Airlines has announced a new service between Washington, D.C. and Lagos, Nigeria beginning November 29. 2021, subject to government approval.
The airline will operate three weekly flights connecting the U.S. capital to Nigeria’s largest city, which is also the top Western African destination for U.S-based travelers.
“This new flight to Lagos has been highly anticipated by our customers and offers the first-ever nonstop service between Washington, D.C. and Nigeria, as well as convenient, one-stop connections to over 80 destinations throughout the Americas including Houston and Chicago,” said Patrick Quayle, United’s vice president of international network and alliances.
“On behalf of all of United, we’d like to offer our sincere thanks to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and U.S. Department of Transportation for supporting our plans to provide this service.”
“We are honored to work with our partners at United Airlines to welcome their second nonstop connection from Dulles International to the African continent,” said Carl Schultz, acting vice president of airline business development at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
“Lagos joins nearly 50 other nonstop international destinations currently served by the National Capital Region’s gateway to the world.”
United will operate this route with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 28 United Polaris® business class lie-flat seats, 21 United Premium Plus® premium economy seats, 36 Economy Plus seats and 158 standard economy seats.
This flight is the only service between the U.S. and Nigeria to offer premium economy product. Flights will depart Washington, D.C. on Monday, Thursday and Saturday and return from Lagos on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.
This new flight builds on United’s expansion into Africa and solidifies United’s leadership position to Africa from the D.C. metro area, with more flights to the continent than any other airline.
In June 2021, United launched a new service between New York/Newark and Johannesburg, South Africa and between Washington, D.C. and Accra, Ghana and in December 2021 and January 2022, United will increase its service to Accra from three weekly flights to daily as customers travel home for the winter holidays.
United is also returning its popular service between New York/Newark and Cape Town, South Africa on December 1, 2021.
United’s new flights comply with each country’s COVID-19 protocols and customers should check destination requirements before traveling.
United is the only U.S. airline to offer its own one-stop shop where customers can conveniently get “travel-ready” by finding a location to schedule a COVID-19 test as well as upload and store their test results and vaccination records directly through the airline’s website and mobile app with the Travel-Ready Center.
The airline’s easy-to-use travel tool available on United’s mobile app enables customers to reduce stress and save valuable time at the airport right from the palm of their hand.
United also announced a collaboration with Abbott and became the first U.S. carrier to set up an easy way for international travelers to bring a CDC-approved test with them, self-administer while abroad, and return home.
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