Emirates Launches New Dubai-Miami Flight

Emirates is connecting global business and leisure travellers with its first-ever passenger service between Dubai and Miami.

The airline celebrated the inaugural flight of its four times a week service when it touched down in Miami at 11:00 local time on Saturday.

Emirates flight EK213 was welcomed by Miami International Airport with a water cannon salute, and drew in an audience of passengers, aviation fans and guests.

The airline will operate its three-class Boeing 777-300ER on the route, featuring eight private suites in first class, 42 lie flat seats in business class and 304 spacious seats in economy.

Along with Orlando, the new service to Miami provides an additional access point to and from Florida and expands Emirates’ United States network to 12 destinations on over 70 weekly flights.

With the addition of Miami, Emirates now serves 12 gateways in the United States including Boston, Chicago, New York (JFK and Newark), Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC and Orlando.