Please let this be true, please let this be true, please let this be true…
Report: Emirates to launch Dubai to Miami flights
World Airline News is reporting that as of July 21, 2021, Emirates will be launching a new 4x weekly nonstop flight between Dubai (DXB) and Miami (MIA).
The 7,845 mile route would be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, featuring 354 seats. This includes eight first class seats, 42 business class seats, and 304 economy seats.
I can’t speak to the accuracy of this news (though the source is usually pretty accurate), so for now we’ll mark this as a rumor. For what it’s worth, I had independently heard a similar rumor from someone else who is usually well informed a few days ago. I’ve reached out to both Emirates and Miami Airport to ask for a comment, and haven’t heard back as of the time this post is going live.
Emirates has been operating cargo-only service to Miami in recent months, while this alleged new route would represent a new passenger service.
Emirates may launch a Dubai to Miami passenger service
Emirates recently cut Fort Lauderdale flights
In 2016, Emirates launched a Dubai to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route. Why did the airline choose Fort Lauderdale over Miami? It was primarily due to Emirates’ codeshare agreement with JetBlue, given that the airline has quite a bit of connectivity from Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean and Latin America. Meanwhile in Miami, Emirates would have had virtually no connectivity.
Unfortunately the JetBlue link seemingly wasn’t enough, and during the pandemic it was revealed that Emirates would permanently cancel the Fort Lauderdale route.
The assumption was that the airline just decided to stop serving South Florida altogether, though if we do see a Dubai to Miami route launch, then it could mean we’re just seeing the airline tweak which airport it flies to.
While Emirates cut Fort Lauderdale service, the airline maintained its Dubai to Orlando route, so it’s interesting to see that…