Air India, Singapore Airlines expand codeshare partnership by adding 11 Indian, 40 global destinations
55 Air India customers will be able to access 29 destinations across SIA’s network. 55 55 Air India and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have expanded their codeshare agreement by adding 11 Indian cities and 40 international destinations, marking the first extensive expansion of codeshare arrangements between the two carriers since 2010. The expanded codeshare network will be rolled out from October 27, and both airlines plan to progressively include more destinations under the arrangement. 55 The announcement comes ahead of Vistara’s merger with Air India, which will result in SIA holding a minority stake in the enlarged Air India. Currently, SIA holds 49 per cent stake in Vistara with the Tata group holding 51 per cent. After the merger, SIA will own 25.1 per cent stake in Air India. There merger and the consequent shareholding of SIA in Air India is expected to lead to more synergies between the airlines and the codeshare expansion may be seen as a step in that direction. 5...