Qantas and Emirates extend codeshare partnership

Qantas and Emirates have announced they will extend their codeshare partnership for another five years, as Emirates marks 25 years in the Australian market. The agreement was signed by both Emirates president Tim Clark and Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce at the IATA annual general meeting in Boston, and includes the option to further extend for an additional five years. The airlines have existing approvals from regulators to operate a joint business until March 2023, and will seek re-authorisation from the revelevant authorities, including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, to continue the core elements of the partnership, including co-ordination of pricing, schedules, sales and tourism marketing on approved routes until 2028. It comes as the Dubai-based carrier celebrated its silver jubilee of 25 years of service in the Australian market, after performing its inaugural flight from Dubai to Melbourne in 1996. Since then, the airline has flown more than 39 million passengers on routes to and from Australia.<br/>