Recently according to a statement, Japan’s private carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) has inked a new codeshare partnership with budget airline IndiGo, which offers more travel options between the two countries. The two airlines will start the pact on India’s domestic routes which connect to JAL-operated flights to and from Delhi and Bengaluru.
The cooperation will permit Japan Airlines to strengthen its connectivity into India initially while allowing more travel options for IndiGo customers on JAL’s extensive domestic and international network in later phases. Code sharing allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carriers and provide continuous travel to destinations where it has no presence. According to a statement that was mentioned by JAL, In total, the partnership is adding about 14 destinations to its existing portfolio. Presently, it operates daily services between Tokyo Haneda – Delhi, and from Tokyo’s Narita to Bengaluru three times a week.
The planned codeshare routes which are subject to government approval are eyeing a schedule for winter 2024. When speaking about the new pact, Senior Vice President of Indigo’s Network Planning & Revenue Management Abhijit Das Gupta said that Japan has been increasing in popularity amongst Indian travelers, as both countries are strengthening bilateral relationships and easing the visa norms. This phase of the partnership expands the choices available to Japan Airlines customers for journeys to or from Japan, using IndiGo’s extensive network in India. This step mainly provides seamless connectivity to support trade, commerce, and tourism between the two countries.
Within the last few years, India has achieved amazing economic growth, and the air travel demand between Japan and India is increasing more than ever before. Both partners are extremely happy to enter into a partnership and hope to contribute further to the market by providing customers with more options and a great customer experience, says Ross Leggett, JAL’s Managing Executive Officer and Senior Vice President of Route Marketing.
