Emirates, flydubai combined network flies over 5m passengers in 2024

Dubai: Emirates and flydubai partnership flew more than 5 million passengers in 2024, benefitting from the partnership built up since 2017. The 2024 passenger numbers are a 36% increase over the year before.

"The Emirates and flydubai partnership has been a game-changer for both,” said Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Group and Chairman of flydubai.

“It is a testament to collaborative excellence that has delivered more flight options and a better experience for travellers, underpinned by a vast network that connects every corner of the globe.

I’m immensely proud of what has been achieved so far, and look forward to the next phase of growth and impact that both Emirates and flydubai will have on enhancing Dubai’s connectivity and shaping the future of air travel across regions.”

Since 2017, the two flew more than 22 million customers across their joint networks.

From 29 cities in 2017, today, Emirates and flydubai now flies to 240 destinations in more than 100 countries.

On average, customers can choose from 295 codeshare flights each day, and ‘which means expanded schedules and more flexibility when choosing departure times’.

More than 330 weekly flights operated by flydubai depart Terminal 3 to destinations. Emirates’ travellers can opt from more than 132 flydubai destinations, while flydubai passengers can access over 142 Emirates destinations.