Malaysia Airlines and Emirates sign new partnership

Malaysia Airlines and Emirates have announced a new code-share agreement that will enable to connect Malaysia passengers to more than 90 Emirates operating destinations

Emirates president Sir Tim Clark and Malaysia Airlines chief executive Christoph Mueller recently signed the agreement that allows travelers extra-advantages.

The agreement includes 38 new European, 38 Middle Eastern, African and Indian Ocean and 15 Americas destinations, several exclusive customer benefits and high quality travel experiences for Malaysia's passengers, as Emirates airline will add its codes on up to 300 daily domestic routes in Malaysia, South East Asia and the Asia Pacific region on Malaysia Airlines' departure flights.

Malaysia Airlines' CEO Christoph Mueller declared:

“The strategic partnership paves the path towards an integrated customer proposition offering for both airlines.

“The improved connectivity will enable Malaysia Airlines customers to reach up to 38 destinations in Europe on a daily and even double daily basis for key European cities such as Zurich, Rome, Munich, Frankfurt, Madrid, and Barcelona.

“This partnership gives our customers access to a dramatically expanded range of travel options. It is a great way for customers to travel seamlessly to major cities across the world.

“Furthermore, Dubai is a tourism, trade and logistics hub which has earned itself the reputation as being the gateway between the East and the West.”

The code-share agreement is due to be implemented in February 2016 after official regulatory approvals.