Emirates, Flydubai Celebrate Successful Partnership
TOcelebrate five years of partnership, Emirates and Flydubai have disclosed five highlights on how they have been able to achieve the feat of delivering historic benefits for travelers.
In the span of the five years, which began in 2017, both airlines have successfully delivered their promise of offering customers unrivalled travel options to every corner of the globe.
Most importantly is the fact that the carriers’ joint route network has significantly expanded, enabling more than 11 million customers to connect on over 250,000 flights and benefit from seamless travel.
The innovative partnership goes beyond the standard code sharing model, but includes integrated network collaboration, schedule optimisation, seamless connectivity at Dubai International airport ( DXB) between Terminals 2 and 3, baggage transfers on a single itinerary, as well as reciprocal loyalty benefits under the joint loyalty programme, Emirates Skywards.
In the span of these five years, the Emirates and Flydubai partnership boasts of five key highlights with benefits to customers as follows:
A joint network that offers unrivalled choice - This network avails customers access to 215 destinations across 98 countries, with over 250 codeshare flights to choose from on an average day. Emirates customers can book flights to over 80 unique Flydubai destinations and Flydubai customers can choose from over 99 Emirates destinations. Popular customer favourites, whether travelling for business or leisure include: Kathmandu, Kuwait, the Maldives, Tel Aviv, and Zanzibar.
Joint loyalty programme maximising customer rewards: Reportedly more than 8.5 million members have been able to enjoy joint Emirates and Flydubai frequent flyer programme benefits, earning 150 billion Skywards Miles in the last five years through the partnership.
Seamless connectivity at DXB: The partnership offers customers seamless checkin, efficient baggage transfers, passenger access to Emirates’ lounges at Terminal 3 and the Flydubai lounge at Terminal 2, reduced connection times as both airlines expand their flight schedules, and convenient connections to 33 Flydubai destinations operated from Emirates Terminal 3 in DXB.