Emirates, Arik Air ink MoU

Emirates recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Arik Air to develop and expand their existing commercial relationship and explore further areas of co-operation. Both airlines currently have a one-way interline agreement, whereby Emirates passengers are connected throughout Nigeria and West Africa via Arik Air’s current domestic and regional network.

The MoU was signed by Adnan Kazim, Emirates divisional senior vice president, planning, aeropolitical and industry affairs, and Chris Ndlulue, Arik Air’s managing director n Dubai.

“Both Emirates and Arik Air have expressed interest in exploring ways to expand existing commercial relationship and to look at different areas of co-operation that will be mutually beneficial to both airlines, including seamless connectivity on respective networks. We also intend to explore the potential of code share arrangements as passenger traffic flows mature between both parties’ networks,” said Kazim.

Emirates and Arik Air will also explore other areas of cooperation for the future, including frequent flier programmes, passenger and cargo handling.

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