On 22 May 2014, United Airlines opened the route Chicago - Edinburgh. For a start, between May 22 and June 11, five weekly flights will be operated, and from June 12 to daily flights until September 1. Between 2 September and 5 October, United will operate four flights on the route Chicago - Edinburgh.
During this time, the flight schedule is:
UA118: Chicago 18:00 - 07:45 + 1 Edinburgh - flight time: 7 hours and 45 minutes
UA119: Edinburgh 10:25 - 13:00 Chicago - flight duration: 8 hours and 35 minutes
Flights are honored with aircraft Boeing 757-200 169 seats, configured in two classes: 16 seats at United BusinessFirst and 153 seats at United Economy (45 seats at Economy Plus).
Flights are well timed, providing great connections from the United hub in Chicago to destinations in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Currently, United does not have competition on this route, being the only air carrier operating transatlantic flights between the USA and Edinburgh. Air Canada Red there are also flights to Edinburgh, departing from Toronto.
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