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Air Canada and Emirates to Extend Strategic Partnership with Major, Multi-Year Expansion Agreement
Partnership, which has unlocked global connectivity to over 225 destinations worldwide, to be exp...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Air Canada and Emirates to Extend Strategic Partnership with Major, Multi-Year Expansion Agreement\n\n\n\n\n\n Partnership, which has unlocked global connectivity to over 225 destinations worldwide, to be expanded and extended until 2032\n \n\n\n\n New customer benefits, including enhanced premium travel experience at more airports\n \n\n\n\n Strengthened cargo cooperation to boost two-way trade and better facilitate cargo shipments between the Americas and the Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Southeast Asia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n MONTRÉAL and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Air Canada and Emirates today announced a commitment to expand and extend their strategic partnership, building on the success of a three-year-old agreement between two of the world’s leading airlines. Since launching their strategic partnership in 2022, the airlines have already served more than 550,000 customers, connecting travellers across 56 codeshare routes linking Canada, the U.S., Dubai and key destinations around the globe. The carriers have signed a memorandum of understanding to extend the reciprocal codeshare and loyalty partnership until December 31, 2032. The renewed agreement will deepen their cooperation, lead to enhanced services for customers and cargo shippers, and create the potential for new gateways within Canada in the codeshare network.\n \n\n\n\n\n “Air Canada’s partnership with Emirates has been highly successful, and we are proud to renew it early, expanding its scope and extending its duration through 2032. This agreement strengthens our international strategy by supporting our daily, year-round service between Toronto and Dubai and providing customers and shippers seamless connections to destinations across the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Renewing this partnership is great news, not just for our customers - many of whom have family, cultural or business ties to these regions - but also for Canada, as it enhances our ability to connect the country to the world amid evolving trade and travel patterns,” said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer and President, Cargo at Air Canada.\n \n\n “Our strategic partnership with Air Canada has delivered exceptional results, and we are pleased to extend this collabora...