TBM Staff - Mumbai Japan’s private carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) has inked a new codeshare partnership with IndiGo, offering more travel options between the two countries, a statement said on Monday.
The two airlines will commence the pact on India’s domestic routes which connect to JAL-operated flights to and from Delhi and Bengaluru.
“The cooperation will allow Japan Airlines to strengthen its connectivity into India initially, while enabling more travel options for IndiGo customers on JAL’s extensive domestic and international network in later phases,” a press release read.
Code-sharing allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carriers and provide seamless travel to destinations where it has no presence.
In total, the partnership is adding about 14 destinations to its existing portfolio, JAL said in the statement. Currently, 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 of winter 2024.
Abhijit Das Gupta, Senior Vice President, Network Planning & Revenue Management, IndiGo, said, “ Japan has been increasing in popularity amongst Indian travellers, as both countries are working to strengthen bilateral relationships and ease the visa norms. This phase of the partnership expands the choices available to Japan Airlines customers for journeys to/from Japan, using IndiGo’s extensive network in India. This step to provide seamless connectivity to support trade, commerce, and tourism between the two countries.”
“In recent years, India has achieved remarkable economic growth, and the air travel demand between Japan and India are increasing more than ever before. Both partners are delighted to enter in partnership and hope to contribute further to the market by providing customers with more options and a great customer experience,” said Ross Leggett, Managing Executive Officer and Senior Vice President of Route Marketing, Japan Airlines.
