Summary
- Emirates seeks a brand new route connecting Miami to Bogotá, Colombia, with each passenger and cargo services.
- An agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Colombia allows for as much as seven flights per week, potentially increasing to multiple flights per day.
- The schedule change on the Miami-Dubai route suggests Emirates is preparing to launch a Bogotá service utilizing Boeing 777 aircraft.
The Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based carrier Emirates revealed it was searching for a brand new route offering in South America. The airline hopes to fly a service connecting Miami International Airport (MIA) in Florida to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogotá, Colombia. On February 10, it was revealed that Emirates officially requested permission to serve this route with Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority, Aeronautica Civil. Emirates has historically operated a cargo service along this route, however the airline will look to operate a passenger service as well.
One other South American route
Several years ago, Emirates began exploring the thought of operating a service out of Colombia. In 2021, the Colombia Civil Aviation Authority reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates on the ICAO Air Service Negotiation Event. The brand new agreement allowed carriers based within the United Arab Emirates, which incorporates Emirates and Etihad, to operate flights to Bogotá from Miami as much as seven times per week. The agreement also allowed this route frequency to be increased to multiple flights per day after a yr of the initial route being established.
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This service looks to be becoming way more of a reality recently. The airline officially requested this route with the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority. Per Portafolio, a public hearing has been set for 15:00 local time on February 16 to research the airline’s proposal. Aeronautica Civil will make a choice on the route offering after the hearing. If the route is approved, Emirates will operate the service with either a Boeing 777-200LR or 777-300ER, which holds 264 passengers and 310 passengers, respectively.
Miami service changes
Moreover, per One Mile At A Time, the airline also updated its schedule to vary Miami to Dubai International Airport (DXB) routes, which can reflect this variation. Currently, the airline operates a every day service between the 2 airports. Flight EK-213 departs Dubai at 3:10 local time and arrives in Miami at 11:00 local time. The return flight, EK-214, departs Miami at 21:10 local time and arrives in Dubai at 19:25 local time the following day. This schedule will remain until June 2, later this yr.
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Nevertheless, starting on June 3, the schedule has been updated. The brand new EK-213 flight departs Dubai at 2:15 local time and arrives in Miami at 10:05 local time. The return flight, EK-214, departs Miami at 00:45 local time and arrives in Dubai at 23:00 local time the following day.
This route change will provide ample time to utilize the aircraft on a service to Bogotá from Miami. The flight would take about 4 hours in each direction and permit the airline to make use of the Boeing 777, which operates on the Miami to Dubai service.
Emirates already runs several services in South America. It operates a service at Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Rio de Janeiro International Airport (GIG) in Brazil, and São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) in Brazil. All of those services route through the airline’s major hub at Dubai International Airport (DXB).