United Airlines Extends Seasonal Services from Athens to  New York/Newark, Washington D.C. and Chicago O’Hare

United Airlines has extended its daily seasonal services from Athens to New  York/Newark and Washington D.C. for 2024, providing more travel options for travellers departing Greece. 

The airline is starting its Athens to New York-Newark service a week earlier on 31 March and flights from Athens to Washington D.C. start three weeks earlier on 15 April 2024. With these seasonal service  extensions and the introduction of new daily seasonal service between Athens and Chicago O’Hare on 24  May 2024, United is increasing flights from Greece by nearly 25 per cent for 2024.  

“With the extension of our seasonal services from Athens to New York/Newark and Washington D.C., we  are able to offer our customers in Greece the opportunity to book their next U.S. getaway even earlier this  year,” said Thorsten Lettnin, United’s Director Sales Continental Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and  Israel. “For summer 2024, United will operate its largest-ever transatlantic summer schedule and we look  forward to launching our new direct service from Athens to Chicago O’Hare, enabling even greater travel  choice and the possibility to connect onwards via our U.S. hubs to other destinations across the Americas.” 

“As we are getting ready for a new exciting summer season, the fact that United Airlines is extending its  daily nonstop seasonal services from Athens to metropolitan New York and the U.S. Capital, Washington, is  truly exciting news!” said Ioanna Papadopoulou, AIA, Director, Communications & Marketing. “Even from  the start of 2024, the U.S. market demonstrates an impressive growth of almost 30 per cent versus last year  and it continuously tops the list of our most important and popular markets, with the vibrant Greek American community playing a key role in this. We wish our airline partner a very successful season and  pledge our unwavering commitment to stay fully… “UNITED” in supporting the airline’s growth plans  to/from Athens!” 

The seasonal service extensions from Athens to New York/Newark and Washington D.C., as well as the new upcoming route from Athens to Chicago O’Hare underline United’s leadership among U.S. airlines as the  largest carrier across the Atlantic, flying nonstop from 38 transatlantic destinations for summer 2024, the  most in its history and more destinations than all other U.S. carriers combined. United continues to be the  only airline to directly connect the U.S. with Dubrovnik, Malaga, Mallorca and Tenerife.

The airline’s 2024  summer schedule also includes new services from Faro to New York/Newark, Barcelona to San Francisco,  the resumption of its seasonal Reykjavik-New York/Newark service, as well as additional flights from Rome and Brussels. United will also increase its summer seasonal Malaga-New York/Newark flight to daily service  and will start the service earlier on 3 May 2024. Additionally, the airline will be resuming earlier some of its  other most popular seasonal routes from Nice, Lisbon, Barcelona, Rome, Milan and Naples to give  customers more time and flexibility to explore destinations across the U.S.

United Airlines Extends Seasonal Services from Athens to New York/Newark and Washington D.C. 

Athens (ATH) – New York/Newark (EWR) 

Flight From To Depart Arrive Frequency Aircraft Dates of operation
UA 125 ATH EWR 10:25 14:05 Daily Boeing 787-10 31 March – 3 December 2024
UA 124 EWR ATH 15:45 8:10+1 Daily Boeing 787-10 30 March – 2 December 2024

Note: United operates Boeing 767-400 aircraft departing Athens from October 27 and departing New York/Newark on October 26 

Athens (ATH) – Washington D.C. (IAD) 

Flight From To Depart Arrive Frequency Aircraft Dates of operation
UA 983 ATH IAD 11:45 15:45 Daily Boeing 787-8 15 April – 26 October 2024
UA 982 IAD ATH 17:10 9:55+1 Daily Boeing 787-8 14 April – 25 October 2024

Athens (ATH) – Chicago O’Hare (ORD) 

Flight From To Depart Arrive Frequency Aircraft Dates of operation
UA 423 ATH ORD 12:35 16:15 Daily Boeing 787-8 24 May – 27 August 2024
UA 422 ORD ATH 16:30 10:45 Daily Boeing 787-8 23 May – 26 August 2024

All times are local and are subject to change. 

United’s seasonal service from Athens to New York/Newark will be operated with Boeing 787-10 aircraft featuring 44 United PolarisSM business class lie-flat seats, 21 United Premium PlusSM premium economy  seats, 54 Economy PlusSM seats and 199 standard economy seats.  

United’s seasonal service from Athens to Washington D.C. and new upcoming seasonal service to Chicago  O’Hare will be operated with Boeing 787-8 aircraft featuring 28 United Polaris business class lie-flat seats,  21 United Premium Plus premium economy seats, 36 Economy Plusseats and 158 standard economy seats. 

The revolutionary design of the Dreamliner offers customers many features for increased comfort such as  large windows, spacious overhead storage and modern LED lighting to simulate a full day, helping  passengers adjust their internal clock on the trans-Atlantic flight. In addition, a lower cabin altitude, cleaner  air and smoother ride help customers feel rested on arrival. 

United Polaris business class is a premium travel experience that prioritises relaxation and comfort,  featuring quality inflight dining, amenity products and services from Therabody and Saks Fifth Avenue and  full flat-bed seats with all aisle access.  

United Premium Plus features a spacious seat with more legroom, elbow room and recline than a standard  Economy Plus or economy seat, as well as an amenity kit, Saks Fifth Avenue blanket and plush pillow. 

United Economy Plus offers added legroom and increased personal space. Located near the front of the  economy cabin, the seats give the added benefit of a swifter exit from the plane on arrival. Economy Plus  seating is available on all trans-Atlantic flights.

United Airlines B787

United Airlines Extends Seasonal Services from Athens to New York/Newark and Washington D.C. 

United economy offers complimentary food, soft drinks, juices, beer and wine, tea, coffee and inflight  entertainment. On most aircraft, seats feature an adjustable headrest and a personal on-demand  entertainment system. 

United in Greece 

United has been serving Greece with summer seasonal flights since 2016. In addition to the extended daily  seasonal services from Athens to New York/Newark and Washington D.C., United will offer new daily  seasonal service from Athens to Chicago O’Hare, starting 24 May 2024. United customers in Greece can  book flights by visiting united.com or contacting United reservations Monday-Friday 9:00 – 17:00 on 00- 800-441-4-3592 (toll free), 2103-00-2697 (mobile users), or their travel agent. 

United in Chicago O’Hare 

United is the largest carrier operating out of O’Hare International Airport (ORD). The airline currently  operates nearly 450 daily flights to over 150 destinations across the United States and around the world  from its Chicago hub. 

About United 

At United, Good Leads The Way. With U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New  York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., United operates the most comprehensive global route  network among North American carriers, and is now the largest airline in the world as measured by  available seat miles. For more about how to join the United team, please visit www.united.com/careers and  more information about the company is at www.united.com. United Airlines Holdings, Inc., the parent  company of United Airlines, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol “UAL”. 

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