Emirates Airline is launching a daily service to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Terminal 5, from August 5.

Chicago will become the airline’s ninth gateway in the US, following soon after the commencement of its services to Boston, Massachusetts on March 10.

Emirates president Tim Clark said: “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 and, via our Dubai hub, to more efficiently link Chicago area passengers and shippers with our international network beyond Dubai to over 140 destinations spanning six continents.”

Chicago, Illinois is the third largest city in the US, with a population of 2.7 million.

It is famed for its rich cultural heritage, world-class arts establishments, accomplished sports teams and iconic tourist attractions which attract about 46 million people each year.

The new service will operate as flight EK 235 from Dubai International Airport at 9.45am, arriving in Chicago at 3.25pm. The return flight, EK 236, will depart O’Hare at 8.35pm, arriving in Dubai at 7.10pm the next day.

Emirates operates daily scheduled flights from Malta to Dubai. It flies via Larnaca, Cyprus on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, while on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays, the airline operates direct flights from Dubai to Malta and return flights fly via Tripoli.

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