IndiGo’s ASEAN network will need a massive rejig to connect with Air France – KLM

A few days ago, newspapers were full of reports of Air France - KLM wanting to expand the current codeshare with IndiGo beyond the current domestic routes and take it international, especially in the neighbourhood. Few publications also listed out the countries where the airline wants to have a codeshare with IndiGo. They included Nepal, … Continue reading IndiGo’s ASEAN network will need a massive rejig to connect with Air France – KLM →

Indian LCCs, global narrow-body ambitions: Part 1

For the last two years, there have been constant talks about both IndiGo and Spicejet planning a foray to London. While IndiGo even filed for slots at airports in London Area on the A321, Spicejet filed the slots at airports in UK with the A330 – an aircraft it did not have in fleet or … Continue reading Indian LCCs, global narrow-body ambitions: Part 1 →

IndiGo – Qatar one-way codeshare a boost for Qatar

India’s largest carrier by fleet and domestic market share – IndiGo, announced a one-way codeshare with Qatari flag carrier Qatar Airways. The codeshare, interestingly, is a one-way codeshare where Qatar Airways will place its code between Doha and Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. For what was believed to be a big strategic announcement, this came as … Continue reading IndiGo – Qatar one-way codeshare a boost for Qatar →

Spicejet ups its game, signs code share with Emirates

Indian low-cost carrier Spicejet announced the signing of an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter into a reciprocal code share agreement. While Emirates intends to leverage domestic connections of Spicejet from the cities where Emirates flies to in India, the airline also intends to codeshare to 6 destinations which are not services by Emirates but … Continue reading Spicejet ups its game, signs code share with Emirates →

IndiGo opens select destinations under Turkish code share for sale

Indian domestic market leader IndiGo – which started flights to Istanbul, Turkey today has also started selling code-share flights on Turkish Airlines to select destinations. These destinations include Athens, Malta, Brussels, Budapest and Tel Aviv. Some readers would have already seen this tweet from a month ago! Some surprising destinations may form part of the … Continue reading IndiGo opens select destinations under Turkish code share for sale →