Emirates Airlines and Kenya Airways have announced the end of an “interline” agreement that allows passengers of the two carriers to reach new destinations on their two flights using a one-ticket and one-baggage policy.

As Emirates Airlines customers can now travel via Nairobi to 28 destinations on the Kenya Airways network, the deal provides passengers with wider travel options and easier check-in of their baggage to reach their final destinations.

Additionally, as part of a bilateral arrangement between the two carriers, Emirates Airlines passengers traveling via Dubai can book a ticket to and from Mombasa. Likewise, Kenya Airways passengers traveling from Nairobi and Mombasa can now travel through the Emirates network and connect via Dubai to 23 Asian destinations in West and South Asia, the Middle East, the Far East and the Indian Ocean basin.

Emirates Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Adnan Qasim said: “We are delighted to sign our first partnership with the Kenyan national carrier as Kenya is a strategic gateway to our African network. The new (interline) agreement will facilitate (Emirates Airlines) customers’ access to travel destinations and give them wider options to travel across the continent and we look forward to strengthening our relationship with Kenya Airways and providing us with additional facilities. Travelers.

In addition, Emirates Group won five major awards at the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents Awards, a British organization focused on promoting and facilitating occupational health and safety.

At the ceremony, Emirates Group Transportation Services was awarded Gold Award for Health and Safety Performance, Golden Award for Entertainment Safety, Best Safety Influencer of the Year Award for a member of the Emirates Group, High Quality, the group said. Appreciation Award for Health and Safety Initiative and Trophy Award for Best Safety for Transport Fleet in Middle East.

Emirates Airlines confirmed that it is the only carrier in the world to win the Gold Award for Health and Safety Performance in Transport, and has won the award for the last four years.

Emirates Airlines in the country operates more than 1,000 vehicles to transport passengers, crew and pilots, in addition to other employees to and from work, making an average of 2.5 million road trips annually.