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Emirates has signed a codeshare partnership with France’s SNCF TGV Air
Rail Lines, enabling passengers to book trips to SNCF’s 19 destinations
on an Emirates ticket. Customers can book via Emirates’ website and
benefit from the convenience of holding a single ticket. First- and
business-class passengers will automatically be booked in first class
on TGV trains. Destinations that will be more easily accessible from the
Emirates-TGV Air service include Aix en Provence, Champagne-Ardenne,
Marseilles Saint-Charles and Strasbourg, among others. All routes leave
from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. “Emirates already flies more than 1,2m
passengers to and from France every year. With TGV Air, we’re connecting
French regions to our global network and facilitating inbound and
outbound traffic,” says Thierry Antinori, Emirates executive vp and cco.