Emirates, United in network expansion partnership
Emirates and American carrier United recently activated their codeshare partnership, allowing Emirates customers to enjoy easier access to an expanded choice of US destinations.
Beginning March 30, Emirates customers will be able to fly to Chicago, Houston or San Francisco and connect easily to an expansive network of 150 domestic US points, on flights operated by United, said a press release.
Similarly, Emirates' customers in the US planning trips to Dubai and beyond have a myriad of choices and can utilise United's services to easily connect to Emirates operated flights bound for Dubai, via Chicago, Houston or San Francisco.
The partnership also extends to both airlines' frequent flier programmes, Skywards and Mileage Plus, enabling eligible members to enjoy loyalty rewards when they travel on Emirates or United operated flights and lounge access at airports across both carriers' networks, when connecting to codeshare flights.
"In phase two of our partnership, we also look forward to extending the same convenient travel benefits to our customers flying to other points in the Americas," said Adnan Kazim, chief commercial officer of Emirates.
Emirates currently offers services between its hub in Dubai and 12 US cities, as well as five points across Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
The airline now operates 21 weekly flights between Dhaka and Dubai and customers from Bangladesh can travel to over 140 destinations across six continents via Dubai.
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