After the first flight to Dubai by a United Airlines flight for some time, the Emirates and United activated their respective codeshares.
The codeshare will allow Emirates customers to enjoy easier access to an expanded choice of U.S. destinations.
Emirates customers will be able to fly to three of the nation’s biggest business hubs – Chicago, Houston or San Francisco – and connect easily to an expansive network of domestic U.S. points on flights operated by United opening up access to more than 150 U.S. cities in the United network, via the three gateways. Meanwhile, codes have been applied to Emirates flights allowing access to destinations across the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Travellers with itineraries on Emirates’ codeshare flights 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 final destination.
Emirates is also enabling its Skywards members to earn and redeem miles on all flights across United’s worldwide network. United MileagePlus members can earn miles on select flights in the Emirates network when travelling from Newark (EWR) to Dubai (DXB) on United Airlines and onwards to select destinations operated by Emirates.
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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.”
Single ticket wins, and miles too
Singe ticket flights make life a lot easier for the average flyer. You only have to worry about one booking, and ensuring your luggage makes it from A to B (well, unless you enter the USA and are forced to re-check your bags if you’re connecting).
That ease has a lot going for it – and with the possibility to earn miles along the way, should make it an attractive option for those who want some of the benefits of two airlines working together.
Providing the interline agreements hold and the ground agents are aware of what the agreement means for the passenger, it should offer some convenience.
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