Tata Group-owned Air India has expanded its codeshare network with Singapore Airlines Ltd., adding 51 new destinations. The airlines have mutually agreed to cover 11 Indian cities and 40 international destinations.
Starting Oct. 27, 2024, Air India and Singapore Airlines will codeshare on flights between Singapore and the Indian cities of Bengaluru and Chennai, increasing their scheduled codeshare services between the two countries from 14 to 56 weekly flights.
Singapore Airlines will codeshare on Air India's domestic routes between:
Delhi and Amritsar, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Lucknow, and Varanasi
Mumbai and Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Goa, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Thiruvananthapuram
Kolkata and Guwahati
The partnership grants Air India access to 29 destinations on Singapore Airlines' network. These include Australian cities such as Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney, along with key Japanese destinations including Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo-Haneda, and Tokyo-Narita. South Korean cities like Busan and Seoul, as well as locations across Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Vietnam, are also part of the expanded network.
Air India already codeshares with Singapore Airlines on routes to Kuala Lumpur.
Additionally, Singapore Airlines passengers will be able to travel on Air India flights from Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai to 12 destinations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. These include:
Europe: Copenhagen, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Amsterdam, Birmingham, London-Gatwick, and London-Heathrow
Middle East: Jeddah and Riyadh
Africa: Nairobi
South Asia: Colombo
The expanded codeshare flights will be available for booking through the airlines' respective platforms, subject to regulatory approvals.
“Air India and Singapore Airlines have been long-time partners, and with this expanded scope of our codeshare agreement, we are excited to offer our guests greater connectivity across Southeast Asia, the Far East, and Australasia,” said Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer of Air India.
Lee Lik Hsin, Chief Commercial Officer of Singapore Airlines, added, “Adding Air India's domestic network to our codeshare arrangements will offer our customers enhanced connectivity and convenience in India, a key market for the SIA Group.”
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