(15 July 2022, 11:24 +07)
Air Canada and Emirates have signed a strategic
partnership agreement and intend to establish a codeshare
relationship later in the year.
The deal will enable enhanced travel
choices for Air Canada customers traveling to the United Arab
Emirates and beyond, while Emirates customers will
be able to enjoy an enhanced travel experience when travelling to
Toronto and other destinations in Air Canada's network.
Customers will have the ability to book connecting travel between
both airlines’ networks with the ease of a single ticket, seamless
connectivity at the carriers’ respective global hubs and baggage
transfers to their final destinations.
Emirates A380 reg: A6-EDV. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, said,
“This is a significant partnership that will enable our customers
access to even more destinations in Canada and the Americas, via
our Toronto and US gateways. It also opens up many new route
combinations for travelers across Emirates’ and Air Canada’s
extensive networks in the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and
Asia. We are pleased to partner with Air Canada, one of North
America’s most established airlines and Canada’s flag carrier and
we look forward to jointly progressing on various areas to provide
even better customer flight choices and experiences.”
To further enhance the customer experience, the
carriers will also establish reciprocal frequent flyer benefits
and reciprocal lounge access for qualifying customers. Further
details of the partnership and specific codeshare routes will be
announced when finalized and will be subject to regulatory
approvals and final documentation.
“As we continue pursuing our strategy of expanding
our global reach in response to growing opportunities in VFR
markets [Visit Friends and Relatives] that serve Canada’s large
multicultural communities, we are very pleased to form a strategic
partnership with Emirates,” said Michael Rousseau, President and
Chief Executive Officer at Air Canada. “We look forward to
introducing the Air Canada codeshare service on key Emirates
flights, as well as adding the EK code on select Air Canada
flights, and welcoming Emirates customers on our services later
this year.”
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