United Airlines announces the opening of a new daily non-stop seasonal service between Nice Côte d’Azur Airport and its New York / Newark hub as of April 30, 2022 (subject to government approval).
The connection between the Côte d’Azur capital and New York will be operated by a premium Boeing 767-300 equipped with a United Polaris business cabin with greater capacity. The aircraft will be equipped with 16 additional United Polaris® business seats, representing a more than 50% increase in the number of seats with direct aisle access, bringing the total number of seats in the premium cabin to 46 The aircraft will also have 22 United Premium Plus® seats, 47 Economy Plus® seats and 52 Economy seats.
United’s very first non-stop service between Nice and New York / Newark will be the company’s fifth non-stop service from France. It is in addition to the existing lines between Paris Charles de Gaulle and United’s hubs in New York / Newark, Washington Dulles and Chicago, as well as San Francisco, whose flights are scheduled to resume this winter.
The new connection from Nice is part of the largest transatlantic expansion in United’s history, announced today, which includes 10 new routes and five new destinations: Amman (Jordan), Bergen (Norway), the Azores (Portugal), Mallorca (Spain) and Tenerife (Spanish Canary Islands).
No other North American company serves these new destinations, which are scheduled to launch in the spring of 2022.
In addition, United will add new flights to five popular European destinations next year – Berlin, Dublin, Milan, Munich and Rome – and will relaunch seven routes that had been suspended due to the pandemic, from Bangalore, Frankfurt, the Haneda airport in Tokyo, Nice and Zurich. These flights are subject to government approval.
“We look forward to the full resumption of international travel and are committed to continuing to operate our unique global network in innovative ways.”, said Patrick Quayle, Senior Vice President International Network and Alliances de United.
“We are delighted to announce the launch date for United’s very first connection between Nice and New York / Newark, which was much anticipated”, commented Marcel Fuchs, General Manager of International Sales for United. “This new flight will strengthen our international network, offer our French customers an even wider choice of travel options and the possibility of reaching other destinations on the American continent via our hub in New York / Newark. “
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