Emirates returns to Seattle, Dallas and San Franciso

Emirates is resuming non-stop services to Seattle, Dallas and San Francisco and increasing capacity on other routes as part of expanded operations to the Americas. Flights to Seattle start February 1 while Dallas and San Francisco services will kick off March 2. The move is part of a progressive restart of Emirates’ operations that sees it currently serving 114 destinations on six continents. READ: Virgin Australia expands lounge network. The additional destinations will bring the Dubai-based carrier’s North American network to 10 destinations after the resumption of services to Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Toronto and Washington DC. Flights to and from San Francisco will operate four times weekly on Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER while flights, while Seattle services will operate four times weekly and Dallas three times weekly. The Seattle and Dallas services will be operated with the two-class Boeing 777-200LR, offering 38 lie-flat seats in business and 264 seats in economy. The airline is also increasing flights to New York, Los Angeles and Brazil’s Sao Paulo. Flights to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport increase to double daily from February 1 while Los Angeles moves to a daily service. In South America, Emirates is introducing a fifth weekly flight to Sao Paulo from February 5. The airline says the extra capacity to the Americas is in line with increased passenger demand. The Gulf carrier continues to offer passengers affected by COVID-19 flexibility with tickets valid for 24 months after the original date of booking. The ticket will be accepted on any flight to the same destination or within the same region in the same travel class with no additional fees during this period. This means that if the original booking was for London, a passenger could change their destination to Amsterdam in the same booking class for no additional cost. Emirates has also arranged multi-risk travel insurance with COVID-19 cover for tickets purchased after December 1, 2020. The cover is automatic and included in the price of a ticket. The coverage ends when a passenger returns to their country of departure or 48 hours after arrival on a one-way ticket. The cover does not apply to tickets purchased from another airline for a journey containing Emirates sectors.