In a bid to revamp business back to and past pre pandemic levels, Emirates and Air Canada announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement that will create more options for customers when travelling on the carriers’ networks while also enhancing the customer experience throughout the journey.
Emirates and Air Canada intend to establish a codeshare relationship later in 2022 that will offer
enhanced consumer travel choices for Air Canada customers to travel to the United Arab
Emirates and to destinations beyond Dubai. Emirates customers will also enjoy an enhanced
travel experience when travelling to Toronto or to key destinations across the Air Canada
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.
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.”
“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, a highly
respected flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates with a hub in the vibrant city of Dubai. This
strategic agreement will create network synergies, and Air Canada customers will have
additional, convenient options when travelling between Canada and the United Arab Emirates as
well as destinations beyond Dubai” said Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive
Officer at Air Canada.
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.
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