Virgin Atlantic has signed a codeshare agreement with Indian carrier Indigo Airlines.
Virgin Atlantic customers will be able to fly on the airline’s services from London Heathrow to Mumbai and Delhi and connect onto Indigo flights to and from seven additional cities in India. These include Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Amritsar and Goa.
The agreement will expand to cover a total of 16 destinations throughout India later this year, such as Kochi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Pune, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Vadodara, Indore and Visakhapatnam.
Members of Virgin’s Flying Club will also be able to earn both Virgin points and Tier Points on every codeshare with Indigo.
Flights are available to book this week for travel beyond September 27, subject to government approval.
Juha Jarvinen, CCO at Virgin Atlantic, commented:
“We’re thrilled to launch a new codeshare partnership with IndiGo. 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. IndiGo is India’s largest airline and its extensive network will offer Virgin Atlantic customers even more choice when travelling between the UK and India, as well as offering seamless connections for the onward travel across our extensive US route network.”
Virgin recently increased its service from London Heathrow to Delhi to double-daily.
Ronojoy Dutta, CEO and wholesome director, IndiGo said:
“We are pleased to announce our codeshare with Virgin Atlantic to provide enhanced connectivity to the passengers. This will not only help offer a seamless travel experience from London to as many as 16 destinations in India, but also open up international trade opportunities throughout the country via enhanced accessibility. We look forward to having Virgin Atlantic’s customers on our lean clean flying machine, as we extend our on-time, affordable, courteous and hassle-free travel experience.”
