Kenya Airways and Air India have signed a new codeshare agreement, enhancing connectivity between India, Africa, and beyond.
The codeshare partnership complements the existing interline agreement between the two carriers.
Together, the codeshare and interline partnerships allow passengers of both airlines to enjoy convenient access to a wider range of destinations across regions, leveraging a single ticket and a unified baggage policy for a hassle-free travel experience.
KENYA AIRWAYS
As part of the codeshare agreement, Air India will place its ‘AI’ designator code on double daily flights between Nairobi and Mumbai (operated by Kenya Airways).
The new agreement also enables Kenya Airways to place its ‘KQ’ designator code on Air India-operated flights between Delhi and Nairobi, thus enabling Kenya Airways passengers from across Africa to travel to Delhi via Nairobi.
“We are delighted to expand our partnership with Air India, that will open up significant opportunity for our passengers. This codeshare agreement allows us to offer seamless connections to a wider range of destinations across both airlines’ networks, making travel easier and more convenient,” said Julius Thairu, Chief Commercial and Customer Officer, Kenya Airways.
AIR INDIA
This will enable passengers to connect onto Air India-operated flights at Mumbai, to a number of destinations including Bangkok (Thailand), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Malé (The Maldives), Melbourne (Australia), and Singapore. In addition, passengers from Nairobi can connect to several other destinations within and outside of India via Delhi, when flying Nairobi to Delhi with Air India.
“Deepening our partnership with Kenya Airways aligns perfectly with Air India’s strategic vision of expanding our global footprint and strengthening our position in key markets”, said Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India.
KENYA AIRWAYS, AIR INDIA CODESHARE AGREEMENT
The new agreement between the two airlines enables passengers to seamlessly travel on a single itinerary between any of 28 points in Africa including Accra, Addis Ababa, Dar Es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Victoria Falls, Seychelles, Kilimanjaro, Mombasa, and Zanzibar amongst others.
Moreover, passengers can also connect to 15 destinations in India including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, and Hyderabad amongst others.
“Our codeshare partnership will provide significant benefit to guests of both airlines, and also contribute to the overall growth of air travel between India and Africa.” Aggarwal said.
AviationAtoZ says that the airlines Air India and Kenya Airways plan to add other destinations to this codeshare agreement.
