Emirates announced that it is launching a daily service to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Terminal 5 from 5 August 2014. The service will be operated by a Boeing 777-200LR, in a three cabin configuration featuring 8 private First Class suites, 42 Business Class suites and 216 Economy Class seats.
Chicago will become the airline’s ninth gateway in the USA, following soon after the commencement of its services to Boston, Massachusetts on 10 March this year.
In addition to carrying passengers, the aircraft will also carry up to 17 tonnes of cargo to further increase the trade opportunities between Dubai and Chicago. Emirates already operates a twice weekly dedicated freighter service to Chicago which in 2013 carried nearly 7,400 tonnes of cargo from the city and over 4,200 into the city.
Source: Emirates