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      JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CWBN)_ Emirates announced its partnerships with FlySafair to strengthen the travel options in South Africa. As South Africa had eased the COVID restrictions and opened the country for international travelers, the two airlines announced their interline agreement on November 15.
      This agreement between Emirates and FlySafair plans to offer customers more access to flights in South Africa. This will also allow single ticket travel with both airlines which also comes with through tagging of baggage.
      According to the agreement, the routes covered are from Emirates’ three South African destinations such as Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban to domestic points flown by FlySafair in South Africa such as Port Elizabeth, East London, and George.
      Badr Abbas, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations for Africa said, “We are pleased to begin our interline partnership with FlySafair. Their network complements our South African presence, providing an array of connections for our customers, which makes this a natural partnership. Together, we will open up new travel opportunities, and more choice for customers wishing to travel domestically. We look forward to working together and strengthening our relationship into the future.”
      Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer at FlySafair, said: “Today, we are excited to announce the launch of our interline agreement with Emirates Airline. The superb service and vast route network that Emirates offers is world-renowned, and we are proud to have partnered with them in providing customers greater connectivity when travelling.” He added, “We are in a very fortunate position whereby we were able to restart operations in June this year. As of November, we will be operating at our full capacity again, which will see us operating just over 75% of the available domestic seat capacity in South Africa.”
      Emirates resumed its flight operations in October. It started to travel into Johannesburg and Cape Town on October 1 and Durban on October 8. Currently, Emirates is flying 17 flights per week to South Africa.
      Emirates is following various safety measures across all of its onboard and ground touch points. The airline continues its operations by connecting the customers via Dubai from close to hundred destinations and also provide more connection opportunities to South Africa through the partnerships.
Edited by Elishya Perera
