United and Emirates partnership operational, here are the benefits for Italian frequent flyers

Announced in late 2022 now the collaboration and code-sharing agreement between Emirates and United enters full operation. This agreement is a real revolution in the world of air transportation, for years the three American sisters have been waging war against the three Gulf airlines, but now peace has been made American has returned to flying to Doha and collaborating with Qatar and Emirates and United who have sanctioned a global partnership agreement.

Now we will see if Delta will do anything with Saudia or if it will be the only one left high and dry.

What changes

Emirates and United have activated their codeshare partnership, Emirates customers will have easier access to a wider choice of destinations in the United States. The greatest impact of this partnership will be for American and U.S.-bound passengers. Similarly, Emirates customers in the United States planning trips to Dubai and beyond have a myriad of choices and can use United's services to easily connect to Emirates-operated flights to Dubai, via Chicago, Houston or San Francisco.

The benefits for frequent flyers (including Italians)

As of today, Emirates is allowing its Skywards members to. Earn and redeem miles on all flights through United's worldwide network. It will then be possible to easily book award tickets on board United using Skywards points, it will also be possible if you fly United to set up your Skywards card to earn points in the EK loyalty program, under the agreement, Emirates Skywards members can earn miles on flights while traveling through United Airlines' international and domestic network.

The partnership will also allow MileagePlus members to earn miles On selected flights in the Emirates network traveling from Newark (EWR) to Dubai (DXB) with United Airlines and then to selected destinations operated by Emirates.