United Airlines is extending its seasonal service between Edinburgh and Washington D.C, and will offer flights almost year-round.
During the summer, the airline’s nonstop capital-to-capital service flies daily until October 25 but this year will continue into the winter season, operating a flight five times a week from October 26 until January 5, 2026, with the service resuming on February 20, 2026.
With the new route extension, United is increasing its seat offer from Edinburgh by almost 10% and is the only airline offering a year-round service from Edinburgh to the U.S. It also offers more seats and flights from Scotland to the U.S. than any other airline.
The route is operated by a Boeing 757-200, with 176 seats: 16 flat-bed seats in United Polaris Business class, 42 Economy Plus seats with added legroom, and 160 Economy seats.
The extended service builds on existing daily year-round flights from Edinburgh to New York/Newark and a daily seasonal service between Edinburgh and Chicago O’Hare.
The extension of the route is part of United’s largest ever international expansion, which sees the addition of six new destinations and nine new routes across the Atlantic this summer.
New destinations served from its hub in New York/Newark include Nuuk (Greenland), Bilbao (Spain), Palermo (Italy), and Madeira Island and Faro (Portugal).
