MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) is mitigating its Europe route cutbacks with a codeshare agreement with Emirates from February.
MAS is suspending its Paris and Amsterdam routes from January 25 as well as severing 10 codeshare agreements with existing partners. This leaves London as its only direct route in Europe, where it has double daily flights and operates the A380.
Christoph Mueller, CEO of MAS, pointed out that the partnership with Emirates will enable MAS’ passengers to continue having access to Paris, Amsterdam and many more longhaul destinations, with the added advantage of better schedules and greater frequencies.
Under the agreement, MAS will codeshare with Emirates flights to the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Americas. In return, Emirates will codeshare with MAS flights to domestic routes in Malaysia, South-east Asia and select cities across the Asia-Pacific region.
The agreement will be implemented progressively and is still subject to regulatory approvals.
