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Reuters
Emirates is to start flying to the United States with a stop for passengers in Greece, its second so-called fifth freedom flight and a move that could anger US competitors who accuse it of competing unfairly through state subsidies.
The world’s largest long-haul airline said on Monday it would start daily flights to New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport via Athens on March 12.
Dubai-based Emirates already operates four daily flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, including one with a stop off in Milan.
Fifth freedom rights allow an airline to fly between foreign countries as a part of services to and from its home country.
Emirates President Tim Clark said the Greek government approached the airline “some time ago” to start a flight between Athens and New York, according to an airline statement.