United Airlines has launched a new, daily seasonal direct connection between Athens International Airport and its main hub at Chicago O’Hare.
The launch of the new flight from Athens to Chicago O’Hare adds to United’s existing flights from Greece, which began earlier this summer: a daily connecting connection from Athens to New York / Newark starting March 31 and Washington Dulles starting April 15, 2024.
Thorsten Lettnin, United’s Sales Director for Central Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and Israel said at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport:
“We are excited to further expand our route network in Europe with the introduction of this new flight from Athens to our main hub in Chicago. The over 30 percent increase in flights is great news for our customers traveling from Greece as it provides more travel options, a direct link to the Chicago metropolitan area.
Ioanna Papadopoulou, Communications and Marketing Director of Athens International Airport before United Airlines took off said:
“As we enter a very busy summer season, United Airlines’ announcement of the launch of a daily nonstop seasonal flight from Athens to Chicago is an exciting development! With the airline’s successful connections to metropolitan New York and capital Washington, the addition of the ‘Windy City’ enhances our connectivity and provides even more options for transatlantic passengers with United’s product. Since the beginning of the year, the US market has shown impressive growth and is consistently at the top of our most important and popular markets. We would like to extend our best wishes to our airline partner for a successful season and reaffirm our firm commitment to remain fully ‘UNITED’ in support of the plans of flight growth to and from Athens.
The new flight from Athens to Chicago O’Hare underscores United’s leading position among US airlines as the largest transatlantic airline, with direct flights from 37 transatlantic destinations in summer 2024, the most in history and more destinations than all US carriers combined. United continues to be the only airline that connects the US directly to Dubrovnik, Malaga, Majorca and Tenerife.
United’s 2024 summer schedule also includes new flights from Barcelona to San Francisco, the continuation of a seasonal flight from Reykjavik to New York/Newark, and additional flights from Rome and Brussels. United also increased summer seasonal flights from Malaga to New York/Newark to weekdays and restarted the flight earlier – May 3, 2024. Additionally, the airline earlier has restarted some of its most popular seasonal flights, from Nice, Lisbon, Barcelona, ​​Rome, Milan and Naples, giving customers more time and flexibility to explore destinations across the US
United’s new seasonal flight from Athens to Chicago O’Hare will operate on Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, with 28 United PolarisSM business class seats with lie-flat beds, 21 United Premium PlusSM premium economy seats, 36 Economy seats PlusSM and 158 standard economy seats.
“The revolutionary design of the Dreamliner – said Thorsten Lettnin – offers passengers many features for increased comfort, such as large windows, spacious overhead storage and modern LED lighting, which simulates the whole 24 hours, which helps passengers adjust their internal clock according to the weather. In addition, lower cabin pressure, cleaner air and a smoother flight help passengers feel rest upon arrival.
United Polaris business class is a premium travel experience that prioritizes relaxation and comfort, offering premium in-flight meals, products and services from Therabody and Saks Fifth Avenue, and fully convertible seats, with free access from all corridors.
United Premium Plus has a spacious seat with more legroom, elbow room and more seating than a regular Economy Plus or Economy seat, including an amenity kit, Saks Fifth Avenue blanket and comfortable pillow.
United Economy Plus offers more legroom and more personal space. Located at the front of the economy cabin, the seats offer the advantage of an easy exit from the plane upon arrival. Economy Plus seats are available on all transatlantic flights.
United economy offers free meals, soft drinks, juice, beer and wine, tea, coffee and in-flight entertainment. On most planes, the seats have adjustable headrests and on-demand personal entertainment.
With US hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington DC, United offers the most extensive global network of North American carriers and is currently the world’s largest airline. according to the available seat miles indicator. .
United has served Greece with seasonal summer flights since 2016. In addition to the new daily seasonal connection from Athens to Chicago O’Hare, United offers daily seasonal flights connections from Athens to New York/Newark and Washington Dulles. United customers in Greece can book flights by visiting united.com or by contacting United reservations Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM at 00-800-441-4-3592 (toll free), 210 300 26 97 (for mobile users) or through their agency.