United Airlines Is Launching New Flights to Dominica Famous for Volcanoes, Waterfalls and Luxury Hotels

It’s an island with nine different active volcanoes. It also has more than a dozen waterfalls. And a boiling lake. And geothermal diving. And several of the Caribbean’s top luxury hotels, from the treehouse villas with plunge pools at Secret Bay to the classic InterContinental.

Sunset in Roseau, Dominica.

But what Dominica has never been is easy to get to. That changed in 2021, when American Airlines kicked off its new push to connect Miami with harder-to-reach airports, flying nonstop on a small Embraer jet. It’s been operating with regularity since then, providing a major boost for travelers looking to enjoy the charms of one of the most naturally beautiful places in the world.

But next month, it’s about to get even easier to reach the island. In a significant lift from the all-important Northeastern market, United Airlines will be debuting new nonstop flights connecting Newark and Dominica.

The new four-and-a-half-hour flight will be operating once every week on Saturdays, with flights officially taking off on Feb. 15.

The move comes after the island’s Douglas Charles airport completed a big expansion of its runway, along with an expansion of its terminal.

Unlike the AA flights from Miami, United will be running this service on full-sized, Boeing 737-700 aircraft.

You can book roundtrip flights for about $1,073.81 in February, according to Google Flights. That fare is going to be lower as the season gets later, however.

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