Aviation: Emirates, AEGEAN extend codeshare partnership

Emirates and AEGEAN has announced the expansion of their codeshare agreement, by adding the Athens-New York (Newark) route as both airlines celebrate one year of a fruitful partnership that has successfully benefitted more than 16,800 passengers.

Read: Emirates and Greek carrier Aegean Airlines sign codeshare partnership

The Dubai-based carrier’s passengers can now stopover in Athens before benefitting from AEGEAN’s connections to Greek and European destinations, while AEGEAN travellers will have access to Emirates’ flights between Athens and Dubai and additionally to flights between Athens and Newark.

The codeshare agreement between the Dubai-based carrier and AEGEAN offers travellers a seamless booking experience from Emirates’ network to eight domestic Greek points via Athens, using a single ticket and one baggage policy. The Greek airline had also placed its code on Emirates-operated flights between Dubai and Athens.

Through the codeshare partnership, AEGEAN offers flights to 17 domestic destinations and 53 additional points in regional Europe and the Middle East from its Athens hub, while customers can access the UAE-based carrier’s global network of over 140 destinations spanning six continents from its hub in Dubai. The combined network of both airlines will reach 200 destinations globally.

Emirates builds on codeshare partnerships

Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ chief commercial officer stated: “We’re pleased to expand our successful partnership with AEGEAN to include our direct service between Athens and Newark. We value AEGEAN as a partner and believe that by adding more routes to our joint network, we’ll be able to benefit even more customers, offering them convenient travel options and our world-class products and services.

“We currently have 29 codeshare and 117 interline partners in over 100 countries, expanding our global footprint and offering travellers seamless connectivity to more than 5,250 destinations beyond our network.”

Dimitris Gerogiannis, AEGEAN CEO stated: “This pivotal step brings Athens and New York closer for all AEGEAN passengers whereas at the same time facilitates seamless travel to popular Greek and European destinations through our network, for all passengers who select Emirates as their gateway to Greece.”