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Emirates First & Business Class To Athens & Milan |
| If you’re looking for business class flights to Europe this fall or even into February 2026, Emirates has space for up to seven people. Now that they’ve rolled out lie-flat seats with direct aisle access on the Newark flight, this is great option to Athens.
As a bonus, we've also included dates with one seat in first class since it's often possible to upgrade a business class award for some additional miles. This space isn’t as widely available, but there’s a nice chunk from Athens in the fall.
Now, let's get into it. |
|  | | Straight To The Points Routes: Operating airline: Emirates
Class of service: Business class & first class
Dates: March 2025 - February 2026
Seats available: 2 (Up to 7)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Book with (per person, one-way):
Partners may not have access to some dates.
First Class: Emirates Skywards: 102,000 miles Qantas Frequent Flyer: 129,300 points
Business Class:
*No surcharges
Taxes/fees one-way (per person): From JFK: ~$106 From MXP: ~$142 From EWR: ~$106 From ATH: ~$147
Aeroplan has a small partner booking fee.
Bank transfer partners: Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott Emirates: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Qantas : Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
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Let me know if you book! |
|  | | EWR-ATH March: 2-4, 6-10, 22, 24-26, 31 April: N/A May: 3 June: N/A July: 12, 19, 21-25 Aug-Sep: N/A October: 2, 6, 7, 11-13, 18-23, 25-30 November: 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27, 29, 30 December: 1-4, 6-11, 13-15, 17, 26, 27-31 January: 1, 7-31 February: 1-19 ATH-EWR March: 1, 2, 5-8, 10, 11, 14, 19, 21, 25, 26 April: 1-5, 7, 9, 15-18, 29, 30 May: 3, 7, 8, 14, 20, 29 June: 11, 13, 18, 19 July: 22 Aug-Sep: N/A October: 28-30 November: 1, 4-7, 11-14, 17-21, 24-30 December: 1-5, 8-13, 16-19, 24, 25 January: 20-24, 26-31 February: 2-7, 9-14, 15-21
First Class
EWR-ATH March: 24-26 April: N/A May: 3 Jun-Sep: N/A Oct: 13, 15, 20, 21, 27-29 November: 2-6, 9-13, 16, 17, 24, 25, 30 December: 1-4, 7-9 ATH-EWR March: 7, 25 April: 7 May-Sep: N/A October: 29 November: 5, 7, 11-14, 17-22, 24, 26 December: 8-11 |
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| JFK-MXP March: 2-5, 9, 10, 24-26, 30, 31 April: 19 May-Jun: N/A July: 1, 2, 4, 5-24, 28, 30 August: 17, 26 September: 2 October: 21, 27-29 November: 9-12, 16-19, 24-26 December: 1-3, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 27-31 January: 8-31 February: 1-11, 14-18 MXP-JFK March: 5-7, 9-12, 14, 18-20, 26 April: 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 27-29 May: 1, 2-7, 9, 11-14, 22 June: 5, 11-13, 16, 20, Jul-Sep: N/A October: 23 November: 4-7, 11-15, 16-22, 24-28 December: 1-26, 29-31 January: 7-9, 13-17, 19-24-31 February: 1-20
First Class
JFK-MXP February: 28 MXP-JFK March: 26 April: N/A May: 1 |
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| Flight Experience
Emirates first class gets all the press, but the business class product is a solid way to fly to Europe. The business class cabin is arranged in a 1-2-1 layout so everyone has direct aisle access and a lie-flat seat.
While Emirates is sending their newly retrofitted 777s on the Newark to Athens route, the big selling point of the A380 is the inflight bar. It’s a great spot to hang with friends - or make new friends!
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Emirates Skywards: Access To More Award Space
Emirates miles are likely your best option at 87,000 miles one-way. However, the real sweet spot is booking roundtrip as rates go down to 141,000 miles (70,500 per direction). Please note that it can be tough to find the round-trip rate.
If you want to book a first class seat, you can upgrade a business class award booking with Emirates miles at check-in if there's a seat available. It should require 30,000 miles to upgrade.
I would do this on the flight from Milan to JFK or Athens to Newark so you can be awake to enjoy it!
Emirates Skywards+
Emirates offers three tiers of Skywards+ subscriptions. The Classic option is $399 per year and the one that might be worth considering as this membership provides a 20% discount on one Skywards Classic Reward each year.
If you were to book multiple round-trip tickets (or a bunch of one-ways) on one reservation, you might save enough points to make it worth buying. |
| How To Book
Search with Emirates: Select "Log in to earn and spend Skywards Miles" and log in Check the box "Classic rewards" Enter your origin/destination Select your departure and/or return date(s) via calendar If booking one-way, check box "One-way" above calendar Check box for "My dates are flexible (-/+ 3 days)" Select number of passengers Select class of service Select date Select flight
Happy booking! |
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