Emirates sweetens deals for passengers to US

Emirates has come up with a new offer for its passengers to explore beyond the airline's network of American destinations with the Americas Pass. With one combined ticket, travellers flying to any of Emirates' 10 US destinations can connect to over 90 cities across the USA, Canada and Latin America, the airliner said in a statement yesterday.

Five partner airlines of Emirates—Jet Blue, Alaska Airlines, Virgin America, WestJet Airlines and Porter Airlines—will help the Dubai-based carrier in the effort.

The Americas Pass will allow customers to enjoy competitive fares starting from $99 per flight sector within America.

The pass will also come with a generous baggage allowance on all internal flights, adopting Emirates' two-piece policy for flights in Canada, North or South America as well as no minimum stay requirement.

"Emirates' Americas Pass gives our passengers something we've never offered before: freedom to explore two continents with a single ticket in conjunction with a longhaul Emirates trip," said Thierry Antinori, executive vice president and chief commercial officer of Emirates.

"From Vancouver, Canada to San Juan, Puerto Rico to San Diego, USA and hundreds of destinations in between, Emirates passengers can experience a range of cities, sights and events with ease and flexibility, as well as visiting friends and relatives."

Emirates has been serving the US since the launch of its services to New York in 2004 and has carried over nine million passengers in the past decade.