IndiGo, British Airways signs codeshare pact; 3 more UK routes to be added from Oct 12

The IndiGo network already has connections from India to the UK from Amritsar to London's Heathrow via New Delhi; Kochi to Heathrow via Mumbai; Ahmedabad to Heathrow via Mumbai; Goa to Heathrow via Mumbai and Kolkata to Heathrow via Mumbai

Domestic carrier IndiGo and international carrier British Airways announced a new codeshare agreement to boost India-UK connections. Through this codeshare, British Airways will add more routes to the existing IndiGo network to improve travel connectivity between India and the UK.

British Airways from October 12 will add additional routes of Thiruvananthapuram to London's Heathrow via Mumbai, Rajkot to Heathrow via Mumbai and Vadodara to Heathrow via Mumbai.

The IndiGo network already has connections from India to the UK from Amritsar to London's Heathrow via New Delhi; Kochi to Heathrow via Mumbai; Ahmedabad to Heathrow via Mumbai; Goa to Heathrow via Mumbai and Kolkata to Heathrow via Mumbai.

This agreement allows the customers to connect to their destination on a single ticket to and from Heathrow. All British Airways passengers will be able to enjoy a complimentary meal and UK baggage allowance of two check-in bags of 23 kg per person via codeshare for flights to India on the connecting IndiGo flight as well.

Abhijit Dasgupta, Senior Vice President of Network Planning and Revenue Management at IndiGo said, “This step will not only support trade and commerce between the countries but will also offer convenient travel options to students and tourists.”

Code sharing is a partnership between two airlines that allows an airline to place its two-letter identification code on the flight schedules of another airline. This means that flights can be marketed by one airline and operated by another.

Neil Chernoff, Director of Network and Alliances, British Airways said, “ Our partnership with IndiGo means that a customer will be able to book their entire journey with one ticket, allowing seamless travel from London to their final destination, offering flexibility and more choice to the customers.”

Celebrating 100 years of flying to Delhi next year, British Airways is now exceeding pre-pandemic levels of flights to India by operating 56 flights a week to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.