Emirates plans to more than double its network to Us destinations in next three to five years to a total of 15 cities , up from seven currently. In the words of Thierry Antinori, chief commercial officer, Emirates plans to add three new US city destinations in next 12 months. The comments mark a further sign of expansion of one of the fastest-growing Middle Eastern carriers.
Emirates will add new services between New York’s John F. Kennedy airport and Milan in October. The Dubai based carrier has increased US destinations ”over-proportionally” in the last 18 months, adding three routes to four existing ones. The airline provides services between Dubai and New York, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas and Washington, DC. On 2nd December, Emirates will add capacity on its Los Angeles-Dubai route by changing to an Airbus A380, replacing the Boeing 777 it currently uses. The airline’s two daily flights from New York already use the 525-seat A380 superjumbo.
According to Antinori, the next step in the US development is to open a third flight from New York going to Milan and the step after that will be to open new destinations between US and Dubai. The cities haven’t been decided, but Chicago, Boston and Miami are possible. In three to five years, the airline will have 15 routes from the U.S. to Dubai
Emirates will add new services between New York’s John F. Kennedy airport and Milan in October. The Dubai based carrier has increased US destinations ”over-proportionally” in the last 18 months, adding three routes to four existing ones. The airline provides services between Dubai and New York, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas and Washington, DC. On 2nd December, Emirates will add capacity on its Los Angeles-Dubai route by changing to an Airbus A380, replacing the Boeing 777 it currently uses. The airline’s two daily flights from New York already use the 525-seat A380 superjumbo.
According to Antinori, the next step in the US development is to open a third flight from New York going to Milan and the step after that will be to open new destinations between US and Dubai. The cities haven’t been decided, but Chicago, Boston and Miami are possible. In three to five years, the airline will have 15 routes from the U.S. to Dubai
