Summary United Airlines has served the route since late 2021. For the first time, flights will be daily, although only for an initial two months. It carried 63,000 passengers in the year to May 2024; more than three in four people connected to another flight at Dulles.
United Airlines has one Nigerian route: Washington Dulles to Lagos. However, it flew from Houston for oil/energy reasons until 2016. Until now, Dulles-Lagos has operated three times weekly.
As you may know , that will change in winter 2024/2025, when it will rise to daily. As the equipment remains unchanged, seats for sale have more than doubled. It's a massive vote of confidence because repatriating funds from Nigeria is now less of a problem.
Dulles-Lagos rises to daily The 4,729 nautical mile (8,758 km) airport pair will be daily for the first time. It will continue to fly the 243-seat Boeing 787-8, each with the same relatively low-premium configuration. There are 28 Polaris seats, along with 21 in Premium Plus, 36 in Economy Plus, and 158 in regular economy.
The increased frequency will take effect from the US on December 12, in time for peak Christmas and New Year demand. It will come nearly two weeks after Delta Air Lines resumes New York JFK-Lagos on December 1, last served in 2022, joining its daily Atlanta-Lagos service. United's daily operation will exist until February 12, 2025, when it will revert to three times weekly.
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