Malaysia Airlines and Emirates have extended their interline agreement to a reciprocal codeshare partnership.
It means Malaysia will add its code on flights of Emirates to Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas and, in return, Emirates will add its code on flights of Malaysia Airlines to domestic routes in Malaysia, South East Asia and selective cities across the Asia Pacific region.
The codeshare will be implemented gradually throughout 2016 subject to regulatory approvals.
Malaysia Airlines CEO Christoph Mueller said: "The strategic partnership paves the path towards an integrated customer proposition offering for both airlines."
