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14 October 2018 · AV I A T I O N B U S I N E S S http://www.aviationbusinessme.com
Emirates airline is extending its code-
share agreement with New York-based
JetBlue to connect Dubai with Costa
Rica, said an Emirates spokesperson.
In a statement to Arabian Business,
the spokesperson confi rmed that the ex-
panded codeshare agreement between the
two airlines will include the Costa Rican
capital of San Jose and Liberia, the capi-
tal of the country’s Guanacaste province.
The codeshare fl ights became avail-
able on 17 September.
“This will provide our customers
more fl exibility and seamless connec-
Emirates, JetBlue extend codeshare deal to Costa Rica
tions to Costa Rica via Fort Lauderdale,
Orlando, New York JFK and Boston,”
the spokesperson said.
“Emirates passengers can now ac-
cess over 150 codeshare routes across the
United States, Caribbean and Mexico
via its 12 US gateways.”
Epsy Campbell Barr, Costa Rica’s
First Vice President, told local news out-
let Q Costa Rica that she was pleased
that the work of the Costa Rican embas-
sy in the UAE, the Foreign Ministry and
the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT)
“has paid off.”
“Economic diplomacy is an importantBUSINESSLuxairTours, a European tour operator,
recently selected the emirates of Ras Al
Khaimah as its latest fl ight destination, ac-
cording to the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism
Development Authority (RAKTDA).
Starting from the 24 October 2018,
LuxairTours will operate a fl ight every
Wednesday that will arrive directly at
RAK airport. The announcement was
made during a recent European roadshow
headed up by Ras Al Khaimah Tourism
Development Authority in Luxembourg.
The authority delivered an overview of the
Emirate and its various attractions.
“As we are on track to exceed our projec-
tion of 1 million visitors by the end of the
year, we’re very pleased to see an ongoing
growth of strategic partnerships with key
players in the aviation and travel industry
globally. We look forward to this long-term
partnership with LuxairTours and believe
that it will play a vital part in increasing in-
ternational visitor arrivals to the Emirate,”
LuxairTour selects Ras Al Khaimah
as latest fl ight destination
BUSINESSThe agreement will result in increased fl ights from Luxembourg to Ras Al Khaimah Airport
Codeshare fl ights from Emirates US gateways to San Jose and Liberia are already underway
said Haitham Mattar, CEO of RAKTDA.
In addition to organising a weekly fl ight,
LuxairTours has inked agreements with a
number of luxury hotels in Ras Al Khaim-
ah that enable the tour operator to offer
prospective tourists attractive packages.
“We at LuxairTours are particularly
proud to have added Ras Al Khaimah
to our destination map and to be the fi rstdevelopment tool for the progress of our
society,” she said.
Costa Rica and the UAE established
embassies in San Jose and Abu Dhabi in
2017 and 2018, respectively, and citizens
of both countries do not require a visa to
travel between both countries.LuxairTours will operate a fl ight every Wednesday that will arrive directly in RAK.Western-European carrier offering this
extraordinary destination as a direct
fl ight from the heart of Europe,” said Al-
berto Kunkel, executive vice-president
Tour Operating & Sales.
“We are confi dent that this new diversi-
fi ed LuxairTours destination will become
a success story and is the beginning of a
strong long-term partnership” he added.Lufthansa brings NDC partner program to UAE
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