November 30, (THEWILL) – United Airlines resumed non-stop Washington-Lagos flight services on Monday.
The mega carrier is operating its new non-stop service between its hub at Washington Dulles International Airport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
With three weekly flights, United is the first and only airline operating Washington, D.C. nonstop from Lagos.
The flights will be on state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, featuring United’s award-winning United Polaris Business Class cabin and United Premium Plus premium economy seats.
As soon as the United Airline’s team landed in Lagos to signal the commencement of Direct Washington-Lagos flight, a water cannon salute marked the arrival of United flight UA612 with Oluwatomi Bola-Sadipe, United’s Country Sales Manager Nigeria, Victoria Shin-Aba, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Regional General Manager and Claire Pierangelo, U.S. Consul General welcoming the first arriving United customers at Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
In his remarks, Patrick Quayle, United’s Senior Vice President of International Network Planning and Alliances said: “This new flight from Lagos reinforces our ongoing commitment to growing our network in Africa and providing more convenient service to the destinations our customers want to fly to most.
“This highly anticipated service will provide a key gateway between Lagos and Washington D.C., as well as easy one-stop connections to almost 80 destinations across the Americas, including Houston and Chicago”.
Also commenting, Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, said, “This exciting initiative further expands our economic relationship, promotes people-to-people ties, and creates new opportunities for United, travel companies, and customers alike”.
In the same vein, Carl Schultz, acting Vice President of the airline’s business development at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said, “We are honored to work with our partners at United Airlines to welcome their second nonstop connection from Dulles International to the African continent. Lagos joins nearly 50 other nonstop international destinations currently served by the National Capital Region’s gateway to the world”.
United Airlines, Inc, commonly referred to as United is a major American airline headquartered at Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois
The airline operates a large domestic and international route network spanning cities across the United States and all six continents.
About the Author
Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
