Emirates and AEGEAN Airlines expand their network to eight European regional routes via Athens, including Bucharest, Belgrade and Naples.
Emirates is activating a new codeshare partnership today with AEGEAN, allowing its customers to benefit from increased connectivity to eight domestic Greek points via Athens, using a single ticket, Dubai’s largest carrier announced in a statement on Monday.
A codeshare agreement is a common business arrangement in the aviation industry, wherein two or more airlines sell seats, subject to the airline designator and flight number as per their published timetable or schedule.
The airline will place its code on AEGEAN-operated flights, allowing customers a “convenient and seamless booking experience as well as one consistent baggage policy, to popular destinations,” the statement said.
The destinations include Kerkyra, Chania, Irakleion, Mikonos, Thira, Rhodes, Thessaloniki and Alexandropoulos.
AEGEAN will also place its code on Emirates’ aircraft operating between Dubai and Athens, under the new partnership.
In October, Emirates and AEGEAN will expand their network to eight European regional routes via Athens including, Bucharest, Belgrade and Naples, among others, as well as westwards on Emirates’ flights to New York Newark from Athens, and New York JFK from Milan.
These codeshare routes will be subject to receiving the necessary regulatory approvals, the statement said.
Passengers can book itineraries through emirates.com and aegeanair.com, travel agents and online travel agents (OTAs).
