Emirates and United have activated their codeshare partnership, allowing Emirates customers to enjoy easier access to an over 150 destinations in the United States through Chicago, Houston and San Francisco while enjoying codeshare benefits for flights on United.
With this partnership, Emirates passengers can unlock popular destinations like Atlanta, Austin, Denver, Minneapolis and Phoenix, also passengers planning trips to 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 US 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.
Commenting on the codeshare Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates’ said: "We are extremely delighted to activate this historic partnership with United and significantly expand our footprint in the US 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."
Emirates and United have an interline arrangement that allows passengers to easily reach a wider choice of destinations in the Americas outside of the US 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 flight itineraries on a single-ticket and smooth connections via the three hubs namely, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco.
Emirates is also enabling its Skywards members to earn and redeem miles on all flights across United’s worldwide network. Travellers with itineraries on Emirates’ codeshare flights can plan their entire trip on a single-ticket and take advantage of the baggage allowance along with convenient bag check-through to the final destination.
Emirates currently offers services between its hub in Dubai and 12 US cities, as well as five points across Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.