Emirates Launching Trans-Atlantic Service

Following news release is issued for Emirates Airline:

News Release, 9 April 2013

Emirates Launching Trans-Atlantic Service

Emirates will launch from October 1 a direct daily flight between Milan and New York, the airline’s only trans-Atlantic service.

The new route will provide an important connection between Continental Europe and the U.S., allowing Emirates to capitalise on the significant traffic flow between these cities and giving both leisure and business travellers more choice and added convenience.

In addition to the existing passenger market between Milan and New York, Emirates has timed its flight schedule to ensure maximum connectivity for other key feeder markets. Customers looking to fly on the airline’s award-winning product will be able to seamlessly connect from points all over the U.S., including the West Coast, taking advantage of Emirates’ partnership with JetBlue, and across Europe, maximising the airline’s frequent flyer partnership with easyJet.

Operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, the flight will be an extension of one of Emirates’ existing three daily Dubai to Milan flights.

“Operating a trans-Atlantic route has been on our agenda for some time,” said Tim Clark, President, Emirates Airline. “Having carefully monitored traffic flows we have identified strong demand for both a direct connection and, importantly, for the Emirates product. The route is currently underserved, particularly with a strong premium product offering this is where we see a clear opening for Emirates. We intend to capitalise on this opportunity, stimulating further demand and encouraging additional traffic flow in both directions.”

The two cities share more than just their love of food, fashion and design, with New York being home to the largest Italian community in America. As well as offering excellent connections for business travellers or people visiting friends and family, this new service is expected to be popular with leisure travellers who can take in the sights of multiple cities with one convenient air ticket.

The new service through Milan, home to the Emirates-sponsored football club AC Milan, will boost Emirates’ flights to New York to three daily.

“Since we launched services to New York in 2004, demand has grown steadily. We recently introduced a double daily A380 service on this route to meet the increased demand and now is the right time to launch an additional flight, operating via Milan. Not only do we see existing potential from expatriate traffic but we are also acutely aware of the business potential that can be tapped from the wider catchment areas, thanks to our convenient flight schedule,” added Mr. Clark.

Emirates flight EK205 will depart Dubai at 09:05hrs arriving in Milan at 13:50hrs, the flight will then depart Milan at 16:00hrs arriving in New York at 19:00hrs the same day. The return journey on flight EK206 will depart New York at 22:20hrs arriving in Milan at 12:15hrs the following day before departing for Dubai at 14:00hrs, touching down in Dubai at 22:05.
The outbound service will provide direct connections at Dubai with all four daily Emirates flights from New Zealand.

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