Emirates expands U.S. operations in line with passenger demand

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Emirates Airline is set to resume non-stop services to three more cities in the U.S.

Flights to Seattle will operate four times a week from February 1, while from March 2, there will be three weekly services to Dallas and four weekly flights to San Francisco.

The addition of these three routes will take Emirates' North American network to 10 destinations following the resumption of services to Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Toronto and Washington DC.

The airline has also announced plans to operate additional flights to New York, Los Angeles and São Paulo.

From February 1, Emirates will be operating double daily flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and a daily flight to Los Angeles (LAX). Customers will also have access to other U.S. cities via the airline's codeshare agreements with Jetblue and Alaskan Airlines.

In South America, Emirates will be introducing a fifth weekly flight to São Paulo (from February 5), offering customers in Brazil even more travel options with greater access to its expanding network.

The airline currently serves 114 destinations on six continents.

 

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