United Airways has filed an utility with the U.S. Division of Transportation (DOT) for thrice weekly nonstop flights between Washington, D.C. and Cape City, South Africa.
United’s proposed Dulles – Cape City service would start 17 November 2022, and function on 787-9 plane.
If authorised, United’s flights will develop into the primary nonstop service ever between Washington D.C. and South Africa’s legislative capital, Cape City.
The flights can even join 55 cities throughout america to Cape City, representing greater than 90 % of your complete U.S. journey demand to the town.
“From creating new jobs, to supporting key civic and support organizations, United has taken super delight in rising our household and operations in South Africa, and throughout the African continent,” mentioned Patrick Quayle, United’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Community and Alliances. “If awarded by the DOT, this historic nonstop service will considerably improve journey choices for shoppers, strengthen ties between our nations legislative and diplomatic epicenters, and profit thriving journey and tourism industries serving our respective nations.”
The service will complement United’s present flights to 4 cities in three nations in Africa and can enable clients to attach in Cape City to different factors in South Africa, and to different nations within the southern area of the African continent with its South African based mostly associate Airlink and their Cape City hub.
To South Africa, United at the moment operates flights between New York/Newark and Cape City and Johannesburg.