United Airlines will become the first carrier to fly from the United States to Cape Town, South Africa, when it begins Boeing 787 service in December.
This story has been corrected to say that United is not the first airline to fly non-stop between the U.S. and Cape Town.
The route serves “a huge business market in South Africa and a high premium leisure market,” said Patrick Quayle, United vice president of international network. The next two cities on the list are Entebbe, Uganda, with 140 daily passengers each way and Abuja, Nigeria, with 130 daily passengers each way.
United’s Boeing 787-900 seats 252 passengers in three classes including premium economy. The eastbound flight takes 14 ½ hours while eastbound takes 15 hours and 50 minutes. The flight cover 7,817 miles.
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