Emirates signs partnership deal with discount carrier FlyDubai

Dubai

EMIRATES, the world's biggest long-haul airline, will form a partnership with low-cost sister carrier FlyDubai aimed at allowing the companies to feed passengers onto each other's flights.

The deal will include network collaboration and coordinated scheduling at Dubai International Airport, where both airlines are based, Emirates said in a statement on Monday. It will be rolled out from the fourth quarter starting with enhanced code-sharing arrangements.