Emirates is launching a daily Dubai to Chicago service from August, the Gulf carrier has confirmed.
The route will be serviced by a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft.
It will operate as flight EK 235 from Dubai International Airport at 09:45 hours arriving into Chicago at 15:25. The return flight, EK 236 will depart Chicago O’Hare Airport at 20:35 hours, arriving into Dubai at 19:10 the following day.
The destination will be the ninth for Emirates in the US. The airline previously said that it will fly to Boston, Massachusetts starting from March 10.
“Chicago has long been a destination in the United States which Emirates has wished to serve,” said Tim Clark, the president of Emirates.
“Like Dubai, Chicago is a major global trade and transportation hub with great cultural diversity that is an economic engine for its region. We welcome the chance to establish a non-stop trade bridge between these two great cities,” Clark added.