DUBLIN to CHICAGO with UNITED announced

United Airlines has announced a new daily summer service between Dublin and Chicago, starting next June.

The first flight to Chicago O’Hare will depart Dublin on June 5 and the service will continue until August 18.

“We’re delighted to expand our range of trans-Atlantic services from Ireland by linking Dublin with United’s home town, Chicago,” said Bob Schumacher, United’s Managing Director Sales – Ireland & U.K.

“Together with our existing services to New York and Washington, D.C., these flights will offer our customers in Dublin even more travel options to destinations throughout the Americas.”

The Dublin-Chicago flight, UA153, will depart Dublin daily at 9:50 a.m., arriving in Chicago at 12:15 p.m. the same day. The return flight, UA152, will depart Chicago daily at 6:05 p.m., arriving in Dublin at 7:35 a.m. the following day.

Flight times will be eight hours 25 minutes westbound and seven hours 30 minutes eastbound.

The flights will be operated by Boeing 757-200 aircraft with a total of 169 seats – 16 flat-bed seats in United BusinessFirst and 153 seats in United Economy,

Chicago O’Hare will be the third United hub to be served nonstop from Dublin, after Newark and Washington Dulles.