There will be a codeshare and interlining partnership between United Airlines and Emirates in the near future.
In March, United will start daily service between Newark and DUBAI.
United MileagePlus members will be able to earn and redeem points when flying on both Flydubai and Emirates. The eligible United customers will have access to the lounges. Upon the launch of United's Newark-Dubai service, those perks will begin.
The partnership, which was announced at Washington Dulles Airport by United CEO Scott Kirby and Emirates president Tim Clark, had been anticipated since the carriers sent invites to the media for the event.
Speculation was further strengthened last week when it was announced that the codeshare agreement between the two airlines would be ending. Out of New York, Boston, Orlando, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Seattle, Newark, San Francisco and Dallas, the airline has a code on 156 flights.
Between October 2008 and January 2016 United flew to the Middle East. The carrier stopped the route because of the dispute between the US and Gulf airlines.
The Big 3 U.S. carriers failed to convince the federal government to cap the routes they could fly to the U.S.
United is the second of the Big 3 to codeshare with a Gulf carrier after American.
Customers will be able to travel to more than 100 cities on Flydubai once Newark-Dubai service starts.
In November, United's hubs in Chicago, San Francisco and Houston will be used to give access to nearly 200 cities. Traveling to some of those cities will require a second connection.
Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. are some of the US cities that are served by Emirates.
It will be possible for flyers to book United-Emirates itineraries through the distribution channels as soon as today.
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