Emirates brings sky giant back to Milan, will fly A380 to New York as well
The A380, the flagship aircraft of the Dubai-based company, will return to land at Milan Malpensa Airport. The connection to Dubai had been [...]
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The A380, the iconic aircraft of the Dubai-based company., will return to land at Milan Malpensa Airport. The connection to Dubai was relaunched as early as summer 2020, but was operated via the smaller 777/300.
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Over the months, Emirates then slowly reactivated its other connections from Italy, namely Rome, Venice and Bologna, and also resumed the Milan/New York connection. The giant of the skies in Italy flew only over Rome, where the company resumed connections this summer.
Now the announcement that In conjunction with the opening of the Dubai Expo. Milan will also return to full capacity.
What's changing for Italian travelers
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Between the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 777 there is not just a plane difference, but a real chasm. Sure, the quality of service is at the highest level on both models, but what changes is precisely the onboard experience that only the giant of the skies can provide.
If almost nothing changes for economy class passengers, except better flight quality and a few more inches of space, for business class passengers o first class the experience is totally on another level.
Starting from the opportunity for business passengers to spend time at the bar to the opportunity that only more Emirates offers its first-class passengers to enjoy a shower at 30,000 feet.
The even more interesting news is that From Oct. 31, Emirates will operate both daily connections from Dubai to Milan with this aircraft model, as a result, the connection to New York will also be made as in the old days. The decision is also the result of the U.S. borders reopened from November For EU residents.
How to travel first class for free
A ticket from Milan to New York, in first class has an approximate cost of 4,000 euros per passenger, not exactly the Most expensive first class ticket in the world, but he is definitely one of the few pandemic survivors to fly on the largest passenger plane ever put on the market.
The Skywards loyalty program is partnered with American Express, so you can transfer Membership Rewards points for free Toward the Emirates carrier card.
Here is that same ticket can cost only 170k Skywards points, plus 185€ in fees. There are plenty of ways to collect enough points to get this ticket without spending a single euro, the first for example is to take advantage of the incredible 200k point welcome bonus dedicated to new customers who become American Express Platinum cardholders.
Then there are the bonuses that can be obtained by introducing friends and, of course, all the the other initiatives that American Express offers throughout the months.
