Emirates, SpiceJet agree to codeshare pact

Emirates Airline and SpiceJet signed an MOU April 22 for a reciprocal codeshare agreement aimed at opening new routes and destinations between India and Africa, Europe, North America and the Middle East. Upon approval by the necessary regulators, Emirates passengers from Dubai will have access to 67 weekly SpiceJet flights to 6 additional Indian cities: Amritsar, Calicut, Jaipur, Madurai, Mangalore and Pune. Emirates currently flies to 11 Indian cities from Dubai. In turn, passengers on all of SpiceJet’s services from Delhi, Jaipur, Kochi, Mumbai, Pune and 46 other domestic originating points will have access to Emirates’ network to Africa, Europe and North America, with “optimised scheduling” configured to reduce transit time, and single reservation booking now enabled for connecting flights. <br/>