South Africa: Airlink & Emirates officially activate codeshare partnership!
South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink and the largest airline and flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, Emirates, have officially activated their codeshare agreement on 06 June 2022. Customers travelling with Emirates to South Africa can now now book a wide range of additional flights, including eight destinations from Johannesburg, five destinations from Cape Town and one point from Durban.
Examples of some new route options include Bloemfontein, Hoedspruit, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Kimberley, George, and East London, amongst others.
Emirates currently offers double daily flights to Dubai from Johannesburg, daily flights to Dubai from Cape Town and five weekly flights to and from Durban.