Dubai – Mubasher: FlyDubai revealed that the partnership agreement with Emirates airlines, which will go beyond code-sharing, does not represent a merger between the two companies, Emarat Alyoum newspaper reported on Wednesday.
FlyDubai said that both airlines were working on reducing capacity on destinations as part of regulatory requirements.
Emirates and FlyDubai on Monday announced signing an extensive partnership agreement, which includes a collaboration between the Dubai-based carriers on a large scale. The new deal surpasses all previous agreements, they added.
Emirates operates 259 wide-body aircraft to 157 destinations, while FlyDubai operates 58 Boeing 737s to 95 destinations.
By 2020, the joint network of Emirates and FlyDubai is expected to reach 240 destinations with a combined fleet of more than 380 aircraft.
