Emirates and Air Canada Form Strategic Partnership

India, July 12, 2022 – Emirates and Air Canada today announced the signing of a strategic
partnership agreement that will create more options for customers when travelling on the carriers’
networks while also enhancing the customer experience throughout the journey.
Emirates and Air Canada intend to establish a codeshare relationship later in 2022 that will offer
enhanced consumer travel choices for Air Canada customers to travel to the United Arab Emirates
and to destinations beyond Dubai. Emirates customers will also enjoy an enhanced travel
experience when travelling to Toronto or to key destinations across the Air Canada network.
Customers will have the ability to book connecting travel between both airlines’ networks with the
ease of a single ticket, seamless connectivity at the carriers’ respective global hubs and baggage
transfers to their final destinations.
Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: “This is a significant partnership that will enable
our customers access to even more destinations in Canada and the Americas, via our Toronto and
US gateways. It also opens up many new route combinations for travelers across Emirates’ and
Air Canada’s extensive networks in the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. We are pleased
to partner with Air Canada, one of North America’s most established airlines and Canada’s flag
carrier and we look forward to jointly progressing on various areas to provide even better customer
flight choices and experiences.”
“As we continue pursuing our strategy of expanding our global reach in response to growing
opportunities in VFR markets (Visit Friends and Relatives) that serve Canada’s large multicultural
communities, we are very pleased to form a strategic partnership with Emirates, a highly respected
flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates with a hub in the vibrant city of Dubai. This strategic
agreement will create network synergies, and Air Canada customers will have additional,
convenient options when travelling between Canada and the United Arab Emirates as well as
destinations beyond Dubai” said Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer at
Air Canada. “We look forward to introducing Air Canada codeshare service on key Emirates flights,
as well as adding the EK code on select Air Canada flights, and welcoming Emirates customers on
our services later this year.”
To further enhance the customer experience, the carriers will also establish reciprocal frequent
flyer benefits and reciprocal lounge access for qualifying customers. Further details of the
partnership and specific codeshare routes will be announced when finalized and will be subject to
regulatory approvals and final documentation