Jet to sign code-sharing agreement with Emirates

Dubai: India's Jet Airways, which is starting flights from Dubai to New Delhi and Mumbai this month, said it will have a code-sharing agreement with Emirates as the two carriers seek to benefit from the growing traffic on the UAE-India sector.
The arrangement is expected to become effective from October, Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal told reporters in Dubai on Sunday.
He said both airlines are well-positioned to benefit from the alliance, which will cover joint selling of seats and their loyalty programmes.
"We have held discussions with Emirates for code-sharing. We have the largest network in India and Emirates has the best network out of Dubai," Goyal said at a press conference held to announce his company's daily services from the Gulf region's commercial and tourism hub from August 23.
Goyal said the new routes will do well because of the huge expatriate population in the UAE. Jet will use a two-class Airbus 330-200 aircraft on the routes.
The company had planned to start a Dubai service in 2005 but could not get permission from the Indian government. However, liberalisation of the aviation sector has helped it to expand overseas.
17/08/08 Shakir Husain/Gulfnews, UAE

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