Emirates announces Codeshare with JetBlue
Seamless connections available at JFK to a dozen U.S.
cities:
Emirates customers travelling to the United States will soon enjoy
seamless connections to a dozen U.S. cities, after the airline announced
the start of a one-way codeshare with JetBlue.
The codeshare will further strengthen the relationship between
Emirates and JetBlue. The two airlines have been interline partners
since 2010, enabling customers to enjoy the convenience of a single
combined ticket for Emirates and JetBlue-operated flights, plus other
benefits including one-stop check-in and baggage transfer.
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Emirates network within the United States will soon extend to almost
20 cities through our partner JetBlue, making flying to the U.S. from
the Gulf, Middle East, Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and the Far East
smoother and more convenient than ever before,” said Thierry Antinori,
Executive Vice President of Passenger Sales Worldwide. “JetBlue shares
our passion for innovation and best-in-class services, and we look
forward to continuing to grow the relationship as we seek new ways to
build our presence within the United States,” continued Antinori.
“We are pleased to expand upon our successful relationship with
Emirates through this new codeshare at JFK, where JetBlue is the number
one airline,” said Scott Laurence, JetBlueâ’s Vice President of Network
Planning and Partnerships. “Emirates has been a terrific travel partner
for JetBlue, affording our customers easy access to all corners of the
globe in comfort and style.” Emirates customers can connect to JetBlue
services at New York’s JFK Airport. As a one-way codeshare, an Emirates”
flight number will be placed on JetBlue services to the following
cities: Boston (BOS), Burlington (BTV), Buffalo (BUF), Charlotte (CLT),
Chicago (ORD), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Jacksonville (JAX), Orlando (MCO),
Portland, Maine (PWM), Raleigh/Durham (RDU), Tampa (TPA) and Washington
Dulles (IAD).
At JFK Airport, Emirates operates from Terminal 4 while JetBlue
operates from the adjacent, 26-gate Terminal 5, allowing for easy
connections between flights. In addition, the Quick Connect service
available at JFK makes transfers even more hassle-free.
Available to all customers with a confirmed onward flight departing
within three hours of their Emirates flight arrival, Quick Connect
enables customers to advance to the head of a specially designated
passenger security checkpoint lane at their connecting terminals. The
service also extends to baggage, with Emirates arranging the transfer of
baggage on to the connecting flights. Emirates currently offers two
daily non-stop flights to JFK including service aboard its flagship
Airbus A380 and its ultra-long range Boeing 777-300ER.
Winner of over 500 international awards, Emirates unique service
offering includes complimentary chauffeur-driven airport transfers for
premium customers, privacy suites in First Class, and an inflight
entertainment system featuring over 1,200 channels of new release
Hollywood movies, TV, music and games. The Emirates Lounge at JFK
Airport was named one of the Top Airport Lounges in North America by
Frommer Travel Guides in 2011. The lounge, which is available to First
Class and Business Class customers as well as Skywards Gold members,
offers a spacious and luxurious seating area, a selection of fine food
and beverages to suit any palate, shower facilities, complimentary
massages and a fully-equipped Business Centre with independent work
stations and complimentary broadband and wireless internet access.
JetBlue is the leading carrier at JFK Airport, where it offers
premium, low-fare service to dozens of cities throughout the Americas.
Known for its award-winning customer service, JetBlue will offer
transfer customers from Emirates’ network of global destinations a
premium experience that includes all-leather seating, unlimited free
snacks and drinks, plus the most legroom in economy class (based on
average fleet-wide seat pitch) and the most free live entertainment of
any U.S. airline.
Emirates network now encompasses 123 cities globally, served by a
fleet of 171 aircraft which are among the youngest in the skies.
Emirates’ flights to the U.S. now serve six gateways, with daily
services to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) having
launched in February and March this year.
The airline will start non-stop daily flights to its seventh U.S.
destination Washington, DC on September 12th 2012. |