Connecting
North America and mainland Europe, Emirates will launch a direct
service between Milan and New York, the airline’s only
trans-Atlantic service, from 1st October 2013.
Operated
by a Boeing 777-300ER, the flight will be an extension of one of
Emirates’ existing three daily, Dubai to Milan flights. The service
will originate in Dubai with passengers then able to enjoy a stopover
in Milan en-route to New York. On the return flight, passengers will
have the option of stopping in Milan before continuing on to Dubai.
This one-stop service has proved popular on other Emirates’ routes,
giving passengers the opportunity to experience a new destination or
to break their journey on longer trips.
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,
maximizing the airline’s frequent flyer partnership with easyJet.
The
new service, an extension of Emirates three daily flights to Milan,
home to the Emirates-sponsored football club AC Milan, will boost
Emirates’ flights to New York to three daily.
Emirates
will deploy its state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300ER on this route,
offering eight seats in First Class, 42 seats in Business Class and
310 seats in Economy Class. The aircraft will be equipped with
Emirates’ award-winning ice system, offering over 1,400 channels of
in-flight entertainment, as well gourmet chef-prepared meals.
ENAC
(the Italian Civil Aviation Authority) has authorized the services
between Milan and New York on an extra-bilateral basis and Emirates
is confident that over the next 18 months an evaluation will
demonstrate significant economic benefits for the Italian economy,
exporters, tourism and airports.
In
addition to passenger services, Emirates SkyCargo will offer a total
of 38 tonnes of freight capacity between both cities each day.
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.
