Emirates announces new daily flights to Orlando in Florida

Emirates Airline has announced that it is to commence a daily service to Orlando, Florida, from September 1, a route that will be served by a US-built Boeing 777-200LR with eight First Class suites, 42 Business Class lie-flat beds and 216 Economy Class seats.

Orlando is famous for its world-class theme parks, family entertainment and year-round sunshine which attracts over 59 million visitors each year. It also has a strong business base with thriving industries in advanced technology, film and digital media production, aerospace and life sciences.

Emirates customers can also connect seamlessly onto many destinations in the US, the Caribbean and South America through the airline’s codeshare partner JetBlue’s regional hub in Orlando, which serves 24 cities including San Juan in Puerto Rico, Bogota, Colombia and Nassau, The Bahamas.

Thousands of US visitors visit Dubai each year. In 2014 over 500,000 US citizens entered Dubai for business and tourism. The first direct service from Florida to Dubai will connect well with many of the airline’s services to and from the Middle East, South Asia, the Far East and Africa, giving passengers from those regions seamless connectivity to Florida.
 
"Orlando is one of the world’s premier leisure and conference destinations, a dynamic business centre and a destination which Emirates has long wished to serve", said Sir Tim Clark, President, Emirates. "As a growing region, we believe that our service will facilitate further growth for both Orlando as well as central Florida by connecting the city with our global network of 145 destinations across 80 countries, and give customers from Orlando the choice of flying Emirates," he added.

Speaking about the route, Buddy Dyer, Mayor of City of Orlando, welcomed the new service linking Dubai and Orlando, and said, "Orlando International Airport has always been an engine for economic growth and job creation in Central Florida. Today's great news that Emirates will fly non-stop Orlando to Dubai will boost our local economy with new jobs and continue to further Orlando as a premier global travel destination."



 

 

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