Dubai carrier Emirates and its low-cost unit flydubai mark four years of strategic partnership. The two airlines had joined hands in 2017 and since then, more than 8.3 million passengers have enjoyed seamless connectivity across the joint network.

 

Emirates Skywards – the loyalty programme for Emirates and flydubai – continues to grow its global membership base, offering more than 27 million members exclusive rewards and benefits.

 

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline and Group and Chairman of flydubai, said: "The strategic partnership between Emirates and flydubai continues to be a great success. The combined network offers our customers a better travel experience with more choices and greater flexibility - while also boosting traffic flows into our global and modern hub, Dubai. With the world's mega event, Expo 2020, currently taking place – we are thrilled to be playing a vital role in welcoming more than 25 million visitors to our home."

 

The Emirates-flydubai network offers customers enhanced connectivity to more than 210 destinations across 100 countries. Emirates customers can access more than 118 flydubai destinations; and flydubai passengers can access more than 126 Emirates destinations. 

 

Over the past 12 months, the most popular destinations booked through the codeshare partnership include Zanzibar, Male, and Kathmandu.

 

Over the past four years, more than 8.4 million Emirates Skywards members have earned 133 billion Skywards Miles through the Emirates and flydubai partnership. The award-winning loyalty programme continues to grow and diversify its partnership portfolio to offer more than 27 million members unique and unmatched loyalty privileges.-TradeArabia News Service