Dubai’s Emirates, Airlink expand partnership to codeshare agreement

Dubai’s Emirates, Airlink expand partnership to codeshare agreement

Dubai carrier Emirates and Airlink have announced the expansion of their existing partnership into a unilateral codeshare agreement. The agreement will grant travellers to and from South Africa access to more than 40 domestic and regional destinations across 12 African countries. The connectivity will offer competitive fares, combined ticketing and baggage transfers when connecting between both airlines. The move comes in the wake of Emirates resuming its flights to South Africa and ramping up operations. Customers travelling to South Africa can now transfer from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban to domestic points like Bloemfontein, George, Upington, Nelspruit, Hoedspruit, Kimberley, Skukuza, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Sishen, Mthatha and Port Elizabeth, as well as points across Southern Africa like Gaborone, Kasane, Vilanculos, Lubumbashi, Dar es Salaam, Entebbe, Maseru, Antananarivo, Pemba, Tete, Maun, Victoria Falls, Walvis Bay, Maputo, Windhoek, Harare, Lusaka, Ndola, Bulawayo and Livingstone, among others. Adnan Kazim, chief commercial officer, Emirates Airline said: “Our new codeshare agreement enhances our service offering and flexibility for customers traveling beyond our gateways in South and Southern Africa and provides them unparalleled options for leisure destinations. We are committed to growing our operations in South Africa, and with the strong connection opportunities being provided collectively with