Dubai state carrier Emirates Airline on Tuesday announced an interline alliance with New York's JetBlue Airlines that will see the carriers sell tickets across both networks.
Under the deal, passengers can book a single combined ticket for JetBlue and Emirates-operated flights, as well as one-stop check-in and baggage transfer.
The alliance comes despite criticism levelled at Emirates from German carrier Deutsche Lufthansa, a minority shareholder in JetBlue Airways Group.
Deutsche Lufthansa is one of a number of European carriers, including Air France KLM and British Airways, to call for curbs on the expansion of Gulf carriers on long-haul routes.
The carriers have called for restrictions on Gulf airlines, which they claim use unfair subsidies to finance aircraft deals and to take market share from existing airlines.
America’s Delta Air Lines in October said the European Union should help the region’s airlines compete with their Gulf rivals.
Emirates reported a more than fourfold rise in profits for the first six months of its financial year as passenger numbers soared.
Net profit of $925m, compared with $205m for the period ending September 30 last year, came as revenues rose 35.5 percent on an 81.2 percent rise in passenger load.-------------------------------
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