Emirates and Flybe have announced a codeshare agreement.
The deal, which is expected to take effect next month, will see the Gulf airline's EK code added to 25 Flybe routes in the UK.
Subject to regulatory approval, the move will add 13 new destinations, including Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Newquay, to the Emirates network.
All Flybe flights will connect with Emirates' services to Dubai from the latter's Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham gateways.
Emirates passengers travelling on Flybe will have the same luggage allowance they are entitled to on Emirates and will receive boarding passes on check-in at their first international departure point for connecting international services.
Thierry Antinori, Emirates' executive vice president and CCO, said: "Emirates already offers 16 daily services from the UK to Dubai with another daily service flying from Birmingham from the beginning of August.
"Together with Flybe, we are taking more people to more places and opening up new UK destinations to people around the world."
Flybe CCO Paul Simmons added: "This new codeshare agreement allows us to give our UK customers convenient, seamless access to Dubai and onwards to the rest of the world through our extensive regional route network, direct from their local airport."
Last week, Emirates signed a codeshare agreement with France's national railway company SNCF (see news, June 4).
Graham Smith
