Japan Airlines & IndiGo Prepare To Launch New Codeshare Agreement This Winter

India’s largest airline, IndiGo, and Japan Airlines (JAL) have agreed to a codeshare deal that will be launched this winter. Currently, JAL flies to Delhi and Bengaluru in India, but with IndiGo, it will have access to its extensive network in the country later this year.

JAL and IndiGo’s codeshare deal

IndiGo and Japan Airlines have announced a codeshare deal that will come into effect in the winter season. The agreement will open up plenty of travel options for those looking to travel between the two countries, given that 14 of IndiGo’s Indian destinations will be connected with JAL-operated Tokyo-India flights.

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This is the first phase of the partnership, and subsequent phases will enable more travel options for IndiGo customers on JAL’s extensive domestic and international network. Abhijit Dasgupta, Senior Vice President Network Planning & Revenue Management, IndiGo, commented,

“This phase of the partnership expands the choices available to Japan Airlines customers for journeys to/from Japan, using IndiGo’s extensive network in India. This step to provide seamless connectivity to support trade, commerce, and tourism between the two countries. Over time, we intend to expand the scope of geographic and reciprocal coverage of this relationship to further grow travel opportunities for customers of both airlines.”

JAL is looking to increase its India network

JAL operates daily flights between Tokyo Haneda and Delhi, and three times a week services between Tokyo Narita and Bengaluru. The codeshare will include other major cities in India, such as Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Kochi, Coimbatore, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Pune, Lucknow, Varanasi, and Goa.

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Through this arrangement, travelers to/from India and Japan will be able to book their flights on one ticket. Additional details regarding the codeshare routes will be provided in due course, and both airlines are looking to take advantage of the increasing demand for travel between India and Japan.

IndiGo’s other codeshare deals

IndiGo has been actively seeking codeshare partners in recent years. The airline is keen on establishing a larger global footprint and has been expanding its list of codeshare airlines. Recently, Qantas and IndiGo expanded their codeshare partnership to include flights from Singapore, offering Qantas passengers access to 250 new flights in India.

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Their deal was launched in August 2022, starting with 13 of IndiGo’s destinations in India, and earlier this year, another eight destinations were added. With Singapore being included in the agreement, the partnership will offer more choices to passengers, given that Singapore is a major hub for Qantas as the airline operates nonstop flights from Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane.

Last year, IndiGo launched a new codeshare partnership with British Airways, which already operates nonstop flights to five Indian destinations – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai. Through the agreement, IndiGo added British Airways’ code on its flights to three routes, Thiruvananthapuram, Rajkot, and Vadodara.

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Through the new agreement, IndiGo will add British Airways’ code on its flights to three routes.

But IndiGo’s biggest partnership so far has been with Turkish Airlines. From several destinations in Europe, including Nordic countries, to major destinations in the United States, including New York, Chicago, Boston, Washington, and San Francisco, both airlines have come together to provide plenty of traveling options for their passengers.

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