Emirates and South African Airways (SAA) have announced plans to expand their codeshare partnership. How the codeshare partnership between Emirates and South African Airways worksDue to the shared codeshare agreement between Emirates and South African Airways, the two airlines have worked independently. Moreover, with the cooperative operational agreement between Emirates and South African Airways, both airlines work together on 68 Emirates destinations globally via Dubai. How Emirates and South African Airways are collaborating in the long-termEmirates and South African Airways have worked in partnership for almost 30 years. As such, the strong relationship between Emirates and South African Airways is based on mutual understanding.