US flights set for March take-off

UNITED Airlines has announced it will begin flights between Scotland and the United States again next year.

The company will resume its year-round daily service between Edinburgh and New York/Newark from March 2022.

United will also resume daily nonstop seasonal services from Edinburgh to Chicago and Washington in May, making it the first airline to resume service between Scotland and the United States.

Bob Schumacher, United’s director of sales UK and Ireland, said: ‘We are delighted to return to Scotland in 2022 and resume nonstop services from Edinburgh to the United States.’

Gordon Dewar, Edinburgh Airport’s chief executive, said: ‘It’s incredibly exciting to be resuming our transatlantic services with United to allow direct travel between Scotland and the USA for the first time in two years.’