Emirates announced it will add a new daily “5th Freedom Route” connecting Miami (MIA) with Bogota (BOG). With this addition, Emirates will operate three “5th Freedom Routes” from the United States, with Miami to Bogota (MIA – BOG) joining New York to Milan (JFK – MXP) and New York to Athens (EWR – ATH).

Emirates New Miami to Bogota Route

Starting June 3rd, 2024, Emirates will operate daily non-stop flights between Miami (MIA) and Bogota (BOG). The new year-round daily flights will have the following flight times:

Summer Schedule (June 3rd – November 2nd)

• EK213 Miami (MIA) – Bogota (BOG), departing 12:35 and arriving 15:25 – 3hr 50min flight time
• EK214 Bogota (BOG) – Miami (MIA), departing 17:25 and arriving 22:15 – 3hr 50min flight time

Winter Schedule (November 3rd – )

• EK213 Miami (MIA) – Bogota (BOG), departing 12:20 and arriving 16:10 – 3hr 50min flight time
• EK214 Bogota (BOG) – Miami (MIA), departing 18:10 and arriving 22:05 – 3hr 55min flight time

Credit. GCMapper. Emirates MIA – BOG Route.

Emirates will operate its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on this route in a three class configuration: 8 First Class Suites, 42 Business Class seats, and 304 Economy seats. The First Class cabin features private suites, although these will not be the “Game Changer” product, while the Business Class cabin has the outdated 2-3-2 layout. Despite the lack of a Premium Economy option, Emirates Economy Class is one of the best in the sky.

Credit. The Points Guy. Emirates Boeing 777 First Class.

Credit. Executive Traveler. Emirates Boeing 777 Business Class.

Credit. Emirates. Emirates Boeing 777 Economy Class.

Booking Emirates New Miami to Bogota Route

The new route already appears on the Emirates site, but is currently only available for cash bookings. The average round-trip cash price for tickets in August are the following:

• Economy Class: $400 in Economy Class
• Business Class: $3,000 (but potentially as low as $1,100)
• First Class: $13,000

While no Emirates award space is available at this time, here is an approximate range for the round trip point cost using two routes with similar distance and duration profiles (IST – DXB and BOM – DXB):

• Economy Class: 27,500 – 37,500
• Business Class: 66,000 – 90,000
• First Class: 126,000 – 171,000

Final Thoughts

As of June 2024, Emirates enters the crowded United States to Latin America market, with a focus on Colombia. With airlines such as American, LATAM, and Avianca, the national airline of Colombia, already serving this market, it will be interesting to see how Emirates fares. However, Emirates has a unique position in that both the hard and soft product of Emirates is leagues ahead of the market competition. Only time will tell if flyers are willing to pay a little extra for the luxury experience Emirates offers.