Nonstop flights from Scotland to the US will resume in early 2022, confirmed United Airlines and Edinburgh Airport today.
The daily nonstop flight to New York/Newark from Edinburgh on United will start up on March 5.
United will be the first airline to resume direct flights between the two countries.
The carrier's routes from Edinburgh to Chicago and Washington DC will also resume on May 7.
In the meantime, travellers looking for international holidays without a layover will be able to visit Barbados directly from Edinburgh on Virgin Airlines from this Sunday, December 5.
However, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently advised travellers who are unvaccinated, unwell or at risk of severe infection to postpone travel following the emergence of the new Omicron variant.
Further direct routes for Scottish travellers to come include flights to Canada.
WestJet will fly to Toronto from Glasgow and Edinburgh next May and June, respectively.
Emirates has already restarted flights from Glasgow Airport to Dubai.
Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport 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.
"It will allow families to reunite, friends to reconnect and re-open the strong tourism destinations on both sides of the Atlantic."
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.
"With the return of services, our customers in Edinburgh can once again take advantage of direct connections to the U.S., as well as an unrivalled route network from United's hubs at New York/Newark, Chicago and Washington DC, offering convenient nonstop connections to 129 destinations across the Americas."
