Emirates, flydubai mark new milestone

This month marks five years since Emirates and flydubai activated their extensive partnership and joined forces to offer customers unrivaled travel options to every corner of the globe.

They've certainly delivered on their promise. 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 since the partnership launched in 2017.

The innovative partnership goes beyond the standard codesharing model and today includes integrated network collaboration, schedule optimization, seamless connectivity at Dubai International airport between Terminals 2 and 3, baggage transfers on a single itinerary, as well as reciprocal loyalty benefits under the joint loyalty program, Emirates Skywards.

Here's five key highlights of Emirates and flydubai's partnership and the benefits it offers to customers:

Joint network offers unrivalled choice — Today, customers have 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 favorites, whether traveling for business or leisure include: Kathmandu, Kuwait, the Maldives, Tel Aviv, and Zanzibar.