Emirates partners with Jet Airways

Effective 15th December, Emirates will unilaterally code share on Jet Airways' daily flights from Mumbai and New Delhi to Dubai, giving travellers better connectivity and an expanded range of services between India and Dubai.

Emirates' customers will have the option to travel on its four daily flights, as well as on Jet Airways' daily service between Mumbai and Dubai. Likewise on the New Delhi-Dubai sector, Emirates will offer its customers the choice of 25 flights per week on its aircraft and an additional seven flights per week on Jet Airways. Jet Airways' flights on these sectors will be identified with its '9W' code as well as with the Emirates 'EK' code.

Jet Airways flight 9W 544 (EK 6670), operated by an Airbus A330 aircraft offering 30 Business and 190 Economy Class seats, will depart Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 18:45 hrs daily and touch down at Dubai International Airport same day at 20:30 hrs. Return flight 9W 543 (EK 6671) will depart Dubai at 22:00 hrs and arrive in Mumbai at 02:20 hrs the following day.

Flight 9W 548 (EK 6680), operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft, will take off daily from New Delhi at 18:30 hrs landing in Dubai same day at 20:50 hrs. It will turn around as 9W 547 (EK 6681) departing Dubai at 22:35 hrs and arriving in New Delhi at 03:00 hrs the following day.

Corporate travellers will benefit as they can conclude their business in India's bustling hubs - Mumbai and New Delhi - and arrive back in Dubai by the late evening flight. Similarly, India's outbound travellers travelling to destinations beyond Dubai can take advantage of smoother connections to Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East.

The two airlines have also launched a reciprocal frequent flyer arrangement that allows members of Emirates' Skywards programme to earn and redeem miles on Jet Airways flights operating within India. Members of Jet Airways' JetPrivilege programme will be able to earn and redeem miles across Emirates' rapidly-expanding international network, with the exception of flights between India and Dubai.

Salem Obaidalla, Emirates' Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, West Asia, Indian Ocean and Africa, stated:

"The agreements between Emirates and Jet represent a significant step forward in strengthening the relationship between our two airlines and between long-standing partners, India and the UAE. The pact will enable us to offer passengers enhanced flexibility and at the same time it will boost trade and commerce between the two countries."

He added: "The loyalty programme partnership offers members unmatched benefits. JetPrivilege members will have an extended global footprint over which they can earn and redeem their accumulated entitlements. At the same time Skywards members can earn and burn their frequent flyer miles when travelling within India."

Wolfgang Prock Schauer, Chief Executive Officer, Jet Airways, said: "Dubai is an important market for Jet Airways and there is significant demand from our customers to travel to and beyond Dubai. We are delighted to be able to get this exciting, new agreement up and running quickly for the benefit of our customers. We are expecting the services to be extremely popular with leisure travellers looking for a luxury break to one of the world's favourite shopping destinations."

Currently, Emirates also has code share agreements with Air India, Air Malta, Air Mauritius, Continental Airlines, Japan Airlines, Korean Airlines, Oman Air, Philippine Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, South African Airways, and Thai Airways.