Emirates and Flydubai codeshare...

Dubai-based airlines’ partnership a “gamechanger for both carriers”

Dubai-based airlines Emirates and Flydubai flew five million passengers across their shared networks in the past year, an increase of 36% on the previous year.

The UAE airlines have worked together for more than seven years with a goal to enhance the city’s connectivity via almost 300 codeshare flights each day.

Describing the partnership as a "gamechanger for both carriers", His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and CEO of Emirates Group and Chairman of flydubai, said he was looking forward to the next phase of impact that both airlines will have on "enhancing Dubai's connectivity".

With networks connecting to every corner of the global, Emirates and Flydubai have served more than 22 million codeshare customers since 2017, and today fly to 240 destinations in more than 100 countries.

Flydubai has opened more than 95 new routes that did not previously have direct air links to Dubai or were not served by a UAE national carrier from the city and has carried 120 million passengers since its launch in 2009.

The low-cost airline, which posted record annual results for 2024, has announced 10 new cities including popular destinations Antalya, Basel and Al Alamein for summer.

In the last 12 months, Emirates has launched flights to Bogota, Colombia, and Antananarivo in Madagascar, and plans to connect to Da Nang, Siem Reap and Shenzhen this summer.

The flagship carrier was recently ranked as the world's 4th most valuable brand, making it the highest performing outside of the US with a value surge of 27%.

Both airlines are in the process of retrofitting their aircraft. Emirates is rolling out its US$5 billion retrofit across 220 Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 aircraft, while Flydubai has plans to retrofit 21 of the airline’s 737 MAX aircraft with larger Boeing Space Bins.

For more information, visit www.emirates.com and www.flydubai.ae

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