Emirates, a global connec
\ntor of people and places and Arik Air, West Africa\u2019s leading airline have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and expand their existing commercial relationship and explore further areas of co-operation.
\nThe two airlines currently\u00a0 have a one way interline agreement, whereby emirates passengers are connected throughout Nigeria and West Africa via Arik Air\u2019s current domestic and regional network.
\nEmirates\u2019 divisional senior vice president, planning, aeropplitical and industry affairs, Mr Adnan Kazim, signed for emirates, while Arik Air\u2019s Managing Director, Chris Ndlulue, signed for his company.
\nSpeaking after the signing which took place at Emirates Group Headquarters in Dubai, Mr Kazim, said the two airlines had expressed interest in exploring ways to expand on their existing commercial relationship and to look at different areas in which they could cooperate.
\nKazim: \u201cBoth Emirates and Arik Air have expressed interest in exploring ways to expand on our existing commercial relationship and to look at different areas in which we can cooperate that will be mutually beneficial to both airlines, such as seamless connectivity for Emirates\u2019 customers to destinations in Nigeria and other central and Western Africa countries via Arik Air\u2019s hubs in Abuja and Lagos, and for Arik Air\u2019s customers to Emirates world-wide network via\u00a0 our hub in Dubai\u201d.
\n\u201cThe parties also intend to explore the potential of code share arrangements as passenger traffic flows mature between both parties networks,\u201d he added.
\nAlso commenting on the MoU, Ndlulue said Arik Air was delighted to partner with emirates. He said \u201cBoth airlines share a similar vision of convenience and safety for our customers. While Arik Air is happy to open its network in Nigeria and West Africa to emirates passengers we are excited at the vast worldwide network of emirates being made available to Arik Air\u2019s passengers. The invaluable cooperation between the two airlines offers a lot of synergy to both airlines in achieving their objectives.
\nUnder the MoU, Emirates and Arik Air will also explore other areas of cooperation for the future, including frequent flier programmes, passenger and cargo handling.
\nNigerian Arik Air is the largest Airline in Western and Central Africa and has developed and successfully operates an extensive domestic route network in Nigeria, and regionally across Western Africa from its twin hubs in Lagos and Abuja and Johannesburg in South Africa. It also operates intercontinental to New York and London from US Lagos hub.
\nEmirates is one of the world\u2019s leading International airlines and flies more than 140 destinations in 81 countries across six continents. It operates the world\u2019s largest fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft and Airbus A380s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Emirates, a global connec tor of people and places and Arik Air, West Africa\u2019s leading airline have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and expand their existing commercial relationship and explore further areas of co-operation. The two airlines currently\u00a0 have a one way interline agreement, whereby emirates passengers are connected throughout Nigeria and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n