British Minister of State for Trade and Investment Lord Francis Maude today welcomed the enhanced code share agreement between Virgin Atlantic and Jet Airways and said that the partnership would provide improved air connectivity on the UK-India route.
"This partnership between prominent British and Indian airlines will help ease air travel for thousands of passengers, improving connectivity between the UK and four major Indian cities," Lord Francis Maude said in a release by British High Commission today.
The British Minister is on a four-day visit to India, which commenced from Tuesday, to discuss ways to deepen commercial ties between the two countries.
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"It is an excellent example of strengthening ties between our two countries and embodies the spirit of our GREAT for Collaboration campaign, which celebrates great British and Indian companies working together for mutual benefit," he said in a release issued by the British High Commission.
Nick Parker, Head of India and Middle East at Virgin Atlantic, said, "In addition to our daily direct service between Delhi and London, it's really important to us to be able to offer our customers convenient connections to get to where they want to fly."
"As part of our commitment to the Indian market we already operate a successful code-share with Jet Airways between Mumbai and London and we're delighted that our partnership is allowing us to open up other popular destinations in India for our customers," Parker said.
Last month the British carrier had said it would offer travel options to four Indian cities through an expanded code share agreement with India's private carrier Jet Airways.
As part of the expanded code share pact, Virgin and Jet customers can now buy tickets from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata, connecting to Virgin Atlantic's Delhi - London Heathrow service and vice-versa.
Code-sharing of flights allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carriers and provide seamless transport to multiple destinations where it has no presence.
The agreement offers fliers the convenience of having all of their boarding passes issued at the originating airport on these routes, whether their travel originates in the India or the UK.
