Daily non-stop flights from Manchester to Washington D.C. will be available through United Continental Airlines from 2nd May next year, subject to government approval.

United already operate a Manchester to New York service, but say the new service will cut journey times right down to Washington and also give passengers a larger range of options for onward travel.

Flights will depart Manchester daily at 12:00noon, arriving at Washington/Dulles at 3:08pm local time the same day. Return flights will depart Washington/Dulles daily at 10:16pm and arrive at Manchester at 10:20am the next day.

The service will be operated by Continental Airlines Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 175 seats – 16 in BusinessFirst and 159 in economy.