Air India and Japanese airline All Nippon Airways have signed a codeshare agreement to connect their networks. As per the company, the new commercial partnership will provide more travel opportunities to customers of both airlines along with an enhanced flight selection between India and Japan.
The agreement effective from May 23, 2024 will help the customers of both the airways to fly to their desired destination by combining flights between India and Japan with a single ticket. People flying on codeshare flights will also get an advantage of premium services such as lounge access and priority boarding.
What is a Codeshare partnership?
Code sharing partnership between two airlines allows an airline to place its two-letter identification code on the flight schedules of another airline. This means that flights can be marketed by one airline and operated by another.
Talking about the agreement, Nipun Aggarwal, chief commercial and transformation officer, Air India, said, “codeshare agreement with All Nippon Airways broadens our network connectivity and offers our guests seamless travel experiences and a wider choice of flights between the two countries.”
Air India will add its ‘AI’ designator code on ANA’s flights between Tokyo Haneda and Delhi as well as Tokyo Narita and Mumbai, while All Nippon Airways will add its ‘NH’ designator code on Air India’s flight between Tokyo Narita and Delhi.
Katsuya Goto, member of the board and executive vice president of alliances and international affairs, All Nippon Airways, said, “this collaboration is a testament to ANA’s commitment to improving the air travel experience for all of its travellers and we hope this will lead to a seamless travel environment between our two nations.”
The codeshare flight ticket will be available from April 23, 2024 on the websites of both the airlines.
