Air India has announced the launch of a new codeshare partnership with Kenya Airways covering flights between India and Africa.
Air India has announced the launch of a new codeshare partnership with Kenya Airways covering flights between India and Africa.
Under the new codeshare agreement, Air India will place its “AI” flight code on Kenya Airways-operated twice-daily flights between Nairobi and Mumbai. From Mumbai, customers can connect onto Air India-operated flights to/from Bangkok, Colombo, Dhaka, Male', Melbourne, and Singapore.
In return, Kenya Airways will place its “KQ” flight code on Air India-operated flights between Delhi and Nairobi. From Delhi, passengers can connect to several other destinations within and outside of India.
“Deepening our partnership with Kenya Airways aligns perfectly with Air India’s strategic vision of expanding our global footprint and strengthening our position in key markets”, said Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India. “Our codeshare partnership will provide significant benefit to guests of both airlines, and also contribute to the overall growth of air travel between India and Africa.”
The interline agreement between Air India and Kenya Airways covers 28 points in Africa – including Accra, Addis Ababa, Dar Es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Victoria Falls, Seychelles, Kilimanjaro, Mombasa, and Zanzibar – and 15 cities in India such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, and Hyderabad
“We are delighted to expand our partnership Air India, that will open up significant opportunity for our passengers. This codeshare agreement allows us to offer seamless connections to a wider range of destinations across both airlines’ networks, making travel easier and more convenient” said Julius Thairu, Chief Commercial and Customer Officer, Kenya Airways.
Air India further stated both airlines plan to progressively add other destinations in their networks to the codeshare agreement.
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