Emirates and United have implemented their codeshare partnership, providing Emirates customers with seamless access to a wider selection of U.S. destinations.
The partnership enables Emirates customers to travel to three significant business hubs in the U.S., namely Chicago, Houston, or San Francisco, and conveniently connect to numerous domestic U.S. points on United-operated flights.
By means of the partnership, Emirates customers traveling to the U.S. can now enjoy access to over 150 U.S. cities via the three gateways in the United network. In the same vein, Emirates customers based in the U.S. planning to visit Dubai and other destinations can take advantage of United’s services to easily connect to Emirates-operated flights bound for Dubai, via Chicago, Houston, or San Francisco, according to WAM.
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 fly direct from Dubai to Chicago or Houston, and simply connect on a United flight to the final destination, while enjoying the hassle-free flight benefits. The reciprocal benefits extend to passengers flying out of the U.S. using Emirates services to fly 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 Officer, commented, “We are extremely delighted to activate this historic partnership with United and significantly expand our footprint in the U.S. United’s vast network across the Americas will help us to offer 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.”