Emirates and United Airlines have announced the activation of their codeshare partnership, making it easier for Emirates customers to benefit from a wider choice of destinations in the United States.
Emirates passengers will be able to travel to three of the country’s largest business centers (Chicago, Houston or San Francisco) and easily connect to an extensive network of domestic flight points in the United States on flights operated by United airlines , Emirates said in a statement on Monday.
Through this partnership, Emirates passengers traveling to the United States can now access more than 150 American cities of the United network, via the three gateways, underlines the press release.
Likewise, Emirates customers in the US planning their trip to Dubai and beyond have myriad choices and can use United’s services to easily connect to Emirates-operated flights to Dubai via Chicago. , Houston or San Francisco. The world now just got bigger for American travelers traveling to Emirates’ extensive network beyond Dubai, including many unique destinations across the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and the Sub -Indian continent.
On flights and through this partnership, passengers can take advantage of Emirates’ award-winning services and a variety of convenient travel benefits on offer. Travelers with itineraries on Emirates codeshare flights can plan their entire trip on a single ticket and take advantage of the airline’s free baggage allowance, plus convenient checked-in baggage up to to the final destination.
Emirates also allows its Skywards members to earn and redeem miles on all flights in United’s global network.
“We are extremely excited to activate this historic partnership with United and significantly expand our footprint in the United States. United’s extensive network across the Americas will help us provide more choice to our customers around the world and meet demand from all segments, including leisure, VFR, business travelers and students who may now connect seamlessly to and from a wider network of more than 150 domestic points,” Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer of Emirates, said in the statement.
Emirates and United have an interline agreement that makes it easy for passengers to reach more destinations in the Americas outside of the United States. Emirates customers will be able to choose from dozens of other destinations in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America, while enjoying conveniences such as the simplicity of flight itineraries on a single ticket and smooth connections via the three hubs (Chicago, Houston and San Francisco).
Emirates currently offers services between its Dubai hub and 12 US cities, as well as five points in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
More opportunities, more rewards
Under the agreement, Emirates Skywards members can earn miles on flights while traveling on United Airlines’ international and domestic network.
The partnership will also allow MileagePlus members to earn miles on select Emirates network flights when traveling from Newark (EWR) to Dubai (DXB) on United Airlines and beyond to select Emirates-operated destinations.
Emirates and flydubai’s award-winning loyalty program continues to offer its 30 million members worldwide exclusive privileges.
Emirates’ network of 17 points across America includes US destinations: Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Los Angeles Airport (LAX), Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Chicago Airport O’Hare International Airport (ORD),
And also Washington DC Dulles International Airport (IAD), Seattle Tacoma Airport (SEA), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Orlando International Airport (MCO), Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW), l San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Miami International Airport (MIA) and Orlando International Airport (MCO).
Emirates also serve Mexico (MEX), Toronto (YYZ), Sao Paulo (GRU), Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and Buenos Aires (EZE).
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