N830MH

Hi all,

UA will inauguration first-ever nonstop from IAD-DXB beginning on Oct. 26, 2008. It will be operated on 777 aircraft. So here the article news releases from UA:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/081023/aqth532.html?.v=25

Thanks all.

Regards

cstead

I know of at least one FTer+1 on this flight^

MatthewLAX

I hope they keep this route for a while. It will be nice to have one-stop service to ISB on UA/EK if things ever calm down there.

sharmaintl

It also serves as a shorter (than via the EU) 1-stop service to India. One can connect to AI, EK or 9W at DXB. This will be great as AI is joining *A and EK and 9W are both now UA partners.

N830MH

You do? You know some of FTs members who on this flight from IAD-DXB? How?

flyinbob

I think he means himself.

xman712

I'm on this flight Monday evening - missed it by one day!

Benny8444

I will most likely be going back to Dubai in early 2009. It will be interesting to see if UA is releasing NC space on this flight. It will also be cool to see if the premium cabins will be selling. I can imagine most of the pax will be connecting pax as people from the east coast can take EK from JFK. Hopefully UA will make money off of it.

Astriker

Just over a month ago that flight was pretty wide open, with more Non Revs then Revenue Pax. Hope it picked up a bit since then and will more in the future.

Glad to see this exciting destination added, had a great trip there in August, visiting and staying at the Jumeirah Hotels was a treat too.

endobert

uhh...

"United Flight 976 will depart Washington Dulles at 10:02 p.m. Sunday and land at Dubai International Airport at 6:44 a.m. Monday, local time. On October 27, United Flight 977 will depart Dubai 11:30 p.m. and arrive in Washington at 6:44 a.m. the following day."

Way to go, PR people. ^

mahasamatman

And you can find more in the main thread.

N830MH

I think you meant it was wrong time but, it should be exact correctly the flight schedules will be arrived into DXB around in between 7 or 8pm. I am not sure which time is that.

xman712

All,

I'm flying IAD-DXB tomorrow night and transferring to DXB-BLR (separate ticket).

Does anyone know how easy the process is? Will I have to exit completely or can I just go to the transfer desk, have EK print my onward boarding pass there, and then re-enter the departing gate area?

Thanks!

poiz01

Just flew into IAD tonight so decided to venture over to C2 where some light festivities were going on. Had some decorations set up along with a few speakers, photo ops, food and drinks, and then some high-ups and the captain cut the ribbon to begin boarding. Flight didn't look too full with plenty of names on the cleared list and a few waiting for seats with a decent amount remaining some 40 minutes before departure.

DCGuy

I'm anxious to hear about this experience. Flying DXB-IAD in early November.