United Airlines has served Dubai for 11 years. First, it flew from Washington Dulles to the UAE hub between 2008 and 2016. When it launched, it was United's second Gulf destination after Kuwait.
It came four years before Emirates—once its arch-enemy—launched the route. Second, it inaugurated flights from Newark to Dubai in March 2023, obviously directly based on its then-new Emirates partnership. Until now, all of United's Newark-Dubai services have deployed the 276-seat Boeing 777-200ER.
However, it will switch to the 350-seat 777-300ER on March 29, 2025, two years after the route began. It will become the carrier's fifth-longest 777-300ER service . Can you guess the order? United to Dubai The 5,962 nautical mile (11,042 km) route from Newark is served daily (there's also Emirates daily via Athens on the 777-300ER).
In November 2024 , the schedule is as follows, with all times local: Newark-Dubai : UA164, 21:45-19:40+1 (12h 55m block time) Dubai-Newark : UA163, 02:15-08:35 (15h 20m) United would not serve the route if not for its Emirates relationship. This enables its passengers to transfer to Emirates (and flydubai) flights in Dubai, and Emirates passengers can to United's services in Newark. (Emirates passengers can also connect at other United hubs.
) According to the US Department of Transportation T-100 data for March 2023 to August 2024 , United carried 253,000 Dubai passengers. It filled 86% of seats (fare and yield information is unavailable). The record high was.