Emirates and United activate codeshare partnership to enhance connectivity to the US

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Emirates and United have activated their codeshare partnership, allowing Emirates customers including Ghanaians, to enjoy easier access to an expanded choice of U.S. destinations. Starting today, Emirates customers will be able to y to three of the nation's biggest business hubsChicago, Houston or San Francisco - and connect easily to an expansive network of domestic U.S. points on ights operated by United.

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With the launch of the partnership, Emirates customers heading to the U.S. can now look forward to access to more than 150 U.S. cities in the United network, via the three gateways. Similarly, Emirates customers in the U.S. planning trips to Dubai and beyond have a myriad of choices and can utilise United’s services to easily connect to Emirates operated ights bound for

Dubai, via Chicago, Houston or San Francisco. The world just got bigger for U.S. travelers journeying to Emirates’ extensive network beyond Dubai, including many unique destinations across the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

On the ights, passengers can enjoy Emirates’ award-winning services and a host of convenient travel bene ts a orded by the agreement. Travellers

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Story continued from page 7 with itineraries on Emirates’ codeshare ights can plan their entire trip on a single-ticket and take advantage of the airline’s baggage allowance, in addition to convenient bag check-through to the nal destination.

Emirates is also enabling its Skywards members to earn and redeem miles on all ights across United’s worldwide network.

The partnership unlocks a host of popular destinations accessible from Emirates gateways such as Atlanta, Austin, Denver, Minneapolis and Phoenix. Emirates passengers planning trips to destinations such as Detroit, can y direct from Dubai to Chicago or Houston, and simply connect on a United ight to the nal destination, while enjoying the hassle-free ight bene ts. The reciprocal bene ts extend to passengers ying out of the U.S. using Emirates services to y to Dubai, with the same easy access from a vast network of domestic cities and connection at one of the three hubs.

Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial O cer commented: “We are extremely delighted to activate this historic partnership with United and signicantly expand our footprint in the U.S. United’s vast network across the Americas will help us to o er more choice to our customer base from across the globe, and meet demand from across segments including the leisure, VFR, corporate travellers and students who can now connect seamlessly to and from a broader network of more than 150 domestic points.”

Emirates and United have an interline arrangement that allows passengers to easily reach a wider choice of destinations in the Americas outside of the U.S. Emirates customers will be able to choose from dozens more destinations in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, while also enjoying conveniences such as the simplicity of ight itineraries on a single-ticket and smooth connections via the three hubs (Chicago, Houston and San Francisco).

Emirates currently o ers services between its hub in Dubai and 12 U.S. cities, as well as ve points across Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. More opportunities, more rewards

Under the agreement, Emirates Skywards members can earn miles on ights while traveling across United Airlines’ international and domestic network. The partnership will also enable MileagePlus members to earn miles on select ights in the Emirates network when travelling from Newark (EWR) to Dubai (DXB) on United Airlines and onwards to select destinations operated by Emirates.

The award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and ydubai continues to o er its 30 million members worldwide exclusive privileges.

Emirates’ network of 17 points across the Americas includes U.S. destinations Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Washington D.C.’s Dulles International Airport (IAD), Seattle Tacoma Airport (SEA), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Orlando International Airport (MCO), Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Miami International Airport (MIA) and Orlando International Airport (MCO). Emirates also ies to Mexico City (MEX), Toronto (YYZ), Sao Paulo (GRU), Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and Buenos Aires (EZE).

About Emirates

From its global hub in Dubai, Emirates serves customers on six continents, providing high quality air transport services that facilitate tourism and trade. The airline has earned customer recognition for its industry-leading services on the ground and in the sky, delivered by a passionate workforce representing over 160 nations. Emirates operates the world’s largest eet of wide-body Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 aircraft, o ering spacious cabins and iconic in ight features such as its A380 Shower Spa and Onboard Lounge, and its ice in ight entertainment system available in all seats across its eet, which has topped “best in sky” awards for 17 consecutive years. Emirates is committed to environmentally-responsible operations and focusses on three areas: reducing emissions, consuming responsibly, and protecting wildlife and habitats. For more information, visit www.emirates.com