Emirates increases capacity on its Boston route

Emirates launched its Boston service - its eighth US gateway - on 10th March 2014. The Boeing 777-300ER will offer 88 additional Economy Class seats, representing a 40% increase in seating. This is in addition to offering customers a choice of eight First Class Suites and 42 Business Class seats. 

“Emirates has seen steady growth on our Boston route since its launch only three months ago. We believe this strong demand is thanks to Emirates’ unique product and service which is offered to our customers in all three cabins. This means that in response we are able to introduce the larger Emirates Boeing 777-300ER to New England,” said Hubert Frach, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations West. “The choice of connecting flights to West Asia, the Middle East, Far East and Africa via our home and hub in Dubai means our passengers travelling to and from Boston can enjoy unparalleled connectivity to over 140 destinations on Emirates’ global network, and also reinforces our confidence in the continued growth in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.”  

Boston, which welcomes nearly 12 million visitors a year, is a dynamic city experiencing strong economic and commercial growth. With more than 50 New England companies operating in the UAE, the Boston route has proven popular among corporate travellers journeying to Emirates’ home and hub in Dubai. In addition the service has also proven to be popular for travellers heading beyond Dubai to India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Singapore and China, some of the Boston route’s most popular onward destinations.

Emirates' daily flight EK237 departs Dubai at 08:50am and arrives in Boston at 2:45pm. The return flight, EK238, takes off from Boston at 11:15pm and lands in Dubai at 7:30pm the next day.  Both flights offer convenient connections to and from many of Emirates’ destinations including India, the Middle East, Singapore and Bangkok. 

For passengers starting or ending their journey in the US outside Boston, Emirates' agreement with JetBlue provides convenient connections to and from 47 destinations from JetBlue’s hub in Boston Logan International Airport including: Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa.  Passengers on both Emirates and JetBlue can also earn reciprocal miles and redeem reward flights on both airlines. 

On-board, customers enjoy specially created regional menus and a wide range of movies, TV programmes, games and music through ice, Emirates' multi-award winning in-flight entertainment system, while being served by Emirates’ multi-lingual cabin crew. 

Analyst Saj Ahmad said: “Emirates' continued success in the USA comes on the back of high demand and as such is the driver behind the switch from the 777-200LR to the bigger 777-300ER. 

“Boston is unique in that it has a huge catchment area and there is a groundswell of untapped international demand from the city and Emirates is expanding here to cater for it given the absence of any US airline flying from the city to any point in the GCC.” 

Ahmad added: “One could argue that Boston is a possible route for Emirates to deploy the A380 on, but as of now, its clear Emirates is taking a tempered approach to managing both supply and demand. Boston has become a huge success for them in a relatively short period of time and their connection options with Jetblue provide even more access points for passengers.”