With American Airlines making a return to India, the airline has announced a new partnership to provide more connectivity within the country.
American & IndiGo codeshare agreement details
American Airlines is expected to launch two routes to India in the coming months — the airline will fly from New York to Delhi as of October 2021, and from Seattle to Bangalore as of January 2022. To coincide with this, American Airlines and IndiGo have announced a new codeshare agreement, giving American Airlines passengers access to more destinations within India:
- American Airlines customers will have access to 29 additional routes from Bangalore and Delhi
- AAdvantage members will be able to earn miles when traveling on American codeshare flights operated by IndiGo
- The codeshare agreement is expected to launch in October 2021, and is subject to approval from the governments of the United States and India
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As Vasu Raja, American’s Chief Revenue Officer, describes this new partnership:
“We’re eager to add IndiGo as our trusted partner in India. Whether our customers are traveling for business or pleasure, this new partnership makes it easy to reach all four corners of India. Today we’re adding 29 new routes to our map as a result of this agreement, providing customers with even more options around the globe.”
What is IndiGo?
For those not familiar with IndiGo, it’s an Indian low cost carrier that’s also the largest airline in India in terms of the number of passengers carried and fleet size. The airline was founded in 2006, and has grown steadily over the past 15 years.
IndiGo operates a fleet of around 275 aircraft, with nearly 600 additional aircraft on order, so the plans for the airline are massive. IndiGo’s planes are in an all-economy layout, and the airline primarily operates Airbus A320-family aircraft.
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