United Airlines strengthens its presence in Africa by increasing its flights between Washington-Dulles and Lagos, Nigeria for the 2024/2025 winter season. Service will continue on an overnight schedule, allowing seamless connections to multiple destinations in the Americas.
From December 4, 2024 through February 14, 2025, the Washington-Lagos route will increase from 3 to 7 flights per week. United began operations in Nigeria with the Houston-Lagos route using Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft and the service operated between 2010 and 2016, then resumed in 2021 with the Washington-Lagos nonstop connection with three weekly flights.
Flight schedule between Washington-Dulles (IAD) and Lagos (LOS).
- Flight UA 612: IAD 18:15 – LOS 09:55+1 daily flights.
- Flight UA 613: LOS 23:55 – IAD 06:10+1 daily flights.
The route is operated on Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft with a seating capacity of 243 seats in three classes: 28 Business Class, 21 Premium Economy, 36 Economy Plus and 158 Economy.
“Africa remains an integral part of United’s global network and we are delighted to announce an increase in flights from Lagos to Washington Dulles during the winter season with our state-of-the-art 787 Dreamliner aircraft. We are proud to not only offer our Nigerian customers even more travel options when booking their next getaway to the U.S., but also to offer them convenient one-stop connections to more than 70 destinations throughout the Americas, including Houston, Chicago and New York/Newark,” said Oluwatomi Bola-Sadipe, United’s Country Sales Manager for Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.
United’s routes in Africa
Starting in December:
- Newark-Johannesburg: daily Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights.
- Newark-Cape Town: three weekly flights on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
- Newark-Marrakech: three weekly flights on Boeing 767-300ER High J.
- Washington-Accra: daily flights on Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
- Washington-Cape Town: three weekly flights on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
