Emirates, flydubai detail initial codesharing due in 4Q17

Emirates (EK, Dubai International) has detailed the first twenty-nine flydubai-operated routes it will codeshare on as part of an extensive partnership agreement between the two Dubai-based carriers announced in July this year. Passengers will be able to book from October 3 onwards for travel commencing on October 29.

The flydubai-operated routes from Dubai International which Emirates will place its "EK" flightcode on include:

Asmara (Eritrea);
Belgrade Nikola Tesla (Serbia);
Kyiv Igor Sikorsky (Ukraine);
Juba (South Sudan);
Krasnodar (Russia);
Samara Kurumoch (Russia);
Kazan International (Russia);
Mineralnye Vody (Russia);
Odesa (Ukraine);
Prague Václav Havel (Czech Republic);
Rostov Platov-on-Don (Russia);
Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina);
Skopje (Macedonia);
Sofia (Bulgaria);
Tbilisi (Georgia);
Kuwait (Kuwait);
Baku Heydar Aliev International (Azerbaijan);
Lucknow (India);
Ahwaz (Iran);
Bandar Abbas (Iran);
Esfahan Shahid Beheshti International (Iran);
Lar Larestan (Iran);
Shiraz (Iran);
Najaf (Iraq);
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan);
Muscat (Oman);
Salalah (Oman);
Ekaterinburg (Russia);
Bucharest Henri Coanda (Romania).

Future phases of the partnership will see the creation of additional city-pair connections as the codeshare agreement is expanded and both airlines’ networks are optimised.