IANS | 23 Apr, 2024
Tata-owned Air India and Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways have
signed a codeshare agreement connecting their networks, enhancing flight
selections between India and Japan.
With this agreement, effective for travel from May 23, Air India
and All Nippon Airways guests will fly to their desired destination by
combining those flights between India and Japan with a single ticket.
In
addition, guests of both airlines flying on codeshare flights will
enjoy premium services such as lounge access and priority boarding that
Star Alliance offers to its premium members.
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from 23 April 2024, 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.
“This codeshare
agreement with All Nippon Airways marks an important step forward in
connecting India and Japan,” said Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial &
Transformation Officer, Air India.
“This collaboration broadens
our network connectivity and offers our guests seamless travel
experiences and a wider choice of flights between the two countries. We
look forward to a successful collaboration with ANA and exploring
further avenues for cooperation in the future,” said Aggarwal.
Katsuya
Goto, Member of the Board and Executive Vice President of Alliances and
International Affairs, All Nippon Airways said that this collaboration
is a testament to ANA’s commitment to improving the air travel
experience for all of its travellers.
“We hope this will lead to a seamless travel environment between our two nations,” said Goto.