Virgin Atlantic, IndiGo ink UK – India codeshare
Virgin Atlantic and IndiGo have announced a new codeshare pact between the UK and India
It enables seamless connections and increased opportunities for frequent flyers to earn more points.
The codeshare partnership will mean customers booking a Virgin Atlantic ticket will be able to fly on the airline’s London Heathrow to Delhi and Mumbai flights and connect wiith seven additional cities in India.
Later this year the agreement will be expanded to cover a total of 16 destinations throughout India, as well as connections onto Virgin Atlantic’s US network operated via London Heathrow.
The agreement will allow Virgin Atlantic to sell seats to passengers connecting onto IndiGo flights.
The new codeshare agreement gives Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club members opportunities to earn both Virgin Points and Tier Points available on every codeshare with IndiGo.
Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic, said:” This summer marks our largest ever flying programme from India with three daily direct services to London and our new partnership takes our commitment to even greater heights .”
The initial codeshare destinations in India include Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Goa, Delhi and Mumbai.
The additional destinations will include Kochi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Pune, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Vadodara, Indore and Visakhapatnam.
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