SEVEN months after announcing a codeshare partnership on 25 routes, Jetstar Group and Emirates have come together again to offer five additional codeshare services in Asia-Pacific.
From October 26 this year, Emirates will grow its codeshare on Jetstar services to include Jetstar Airways flights between Melbourne and Ayers Rock (Uluru), Christchurch and Wellington in New Zealand, and three new destinations in South-east Asia from Jetstar Asia’s hub in Singapore.
The new Jetstar Asia codeshare services from Singapore will connect Emirates passengers to Penang in Malaysia, Yangon in Myanmar and Medan in Indonesia.
Effective immediately, Emirates’ Skywards members can earn miles when they book economy Starter Plus, economy Starter Max or Business Max fares on international routes with Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan and Valuair, as well as domestic routes within Australia and New Zealand if they connect to an international flight.
“The expansion of codeshare with Jetstar Group carriers is an important milestone as we continue to expand the destinations available to Emirates’ passengers. On Emirates alone we offer 145 destinations and with our partnership with Jetstar carriers we are adding a further 30 routes across the Far East and Australasia region,” said Thierry Antinori, Emirates’ executive vice president and chief commercial officer.
Jetstar Asia’s CEO, Bara Pasupathi, said: “Since we launched the partnership, we have seen the number of Emirates’ passengers double month on month, so we see the extension of the codeshare to three of our most popular routes having tremendous potential.”
Emirates customers travelling on Jetstar flights will enjoy full service fare features such as food and beverage options and the same luggage allowance they would have on Emirates. They will also receive boarding passes on check-in at their first international departure point for connecting international services.
