Dubai’s Emirates Airline ramps up US flights from Oct. ahead of Expo 2020

Dubai’s Emirates Airline ramps up US flights from Oct. ahead of Expo 2020

Dubai-based carrier Emirates Airline announced on Monday that it will increase flights to several destinations in the US, aiming to restore its US services to nearly 80 percent of its pre-COVID level.

The airline has been building up connectivity in response to growing customer demand on the back of rising travel confidence and the easing of international COVID-19 travel protocols, it said in a statement.

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Starting October, and just in time for Expo 2020, Emirates will be operating 78 weekly flights to 12 destinations in the US, with an increase in weekly flights scheduled for Boston, Dallas, New York, San Fransisco, Seattle and Washington.

There will be five weekly flights to Boston, San Francisco, Seattle and Dallas, up from four flights a week and 19 weekly flights to New York, up from 18 flights per week (including flights connecting Milan and New York).

Emirates has already restored pre-COVID-19 daily flight frequencies to Chicago, Los Angeles and on the routes connecting Athens-Newark and Milan-New York.

By December, the carrier plans to increase its US services to more than 90 percent of its pre-pandemic level, with daily flights to some US cities.

Customers from the US will also have more opportunities