United Airlines’ Seasonal Daily Athens-New York Service Launches May 26

United Airlines will launch its seasonal daily nonstop flights between Athens and New York/Newark on May 26.

Newark Liberty International Airport is located just 25 kilometres from downtown Manhattan and offers the fastest surface transfer journeys to many parts of the city, including the AirTrain service to New York Penn Station in midtown Manhattan, with a journey time of less than 30 minutes.

United’s Athens-New York service is great news for both business and leisure providing Greek customers with fast access to one of the largest finance and industry hubs in the U.S., and offering easy connections beyond New York to some of the most exciting and vibrant tourism destinations across the Americas via United’s unparalleled network, including Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

United is a founding member of Star Alliance and is a partner airline of Greek carrier, Aegean Airlines.

Fly to New York in style with United BusinessFirst and enjoy a premium service featuring flat-bed seats and a multi-course menu accompanied by a sommelier chosen selection of wines, as well as the latest amenity kit containing Cowshed brand premium skin-care products.

Alternatively, United Economy Plus offers up to six inches of extra legroom and includes personal on-demand entertainment with movies, TV, music and much more.  All United Economy customers can also enjoy complimentary beer and wine with its quality inflight dining service.

United customers in Greece can book flights by visiting united.com or contacting United reservations on 00-800-441-4-3592 or their travel agent.