United Airlines plans more Boeing 757 flights to Europe in the peak summer of 2026 than at any point since 2017. This is because it will begin Washington Dulles to Keflavik service next year, which was revealed recently . It will compete directly with Icelandair, while the now-defunct PLAY ceased flying to Dulles last year .

The Star Alliance member's 757s were inherited from Continental. According to ch-aviation , its 757-200s, which have 176 seats, average 28.7 years. They are paid off, which means that they are much cheaper in this sense than newer alternatives, which include its incoming Airbus A321XLRs . This helps to offset the higher fuel consumption and maintenance requirements. Elsewhere, United recently doubled its 737 MAX 8 routes to Europe .

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