All Nippon Airways (ANA) will expand its codesharing with Air India, India's leading full-service airline and a member of the Star Alliance, starting March 30.
ANA will extend its codeshare agreement to include Air India's new Haneda-Delhi route as well as six other destinations in India. Passengers will find seamless connections to Air India-operated domestic flights, conveniently located within the same terminal (Terminal 3) at Delhi Airport. These additional routes and services are set to provide a more seamless and comfortable travel experience with increased options for passengers flying between India and Japan.
"To promote increased exchange between Japan and India, ANA is expanding its codeshare partnership with Star Alliance partner Air India to enhance its network," said ANA's Executive Vice President of Alliances and International Affairs, Katsuya Goto. "This expansion, with a focus on the increased codeshare options from Delhi to six destinations within India, will provide customers with more opportunities and seamless connections, delivering a satisfying experience for premium customers in particular. This is a significant step in our ongoing efforts to provide a superior travel experience for customers flying between Japan and India."
"Our deepened partnership with ANA opens up Japan like never before for our guests. By providing easy access for our guests to ANA's domestic Japan network, combined with ANA's reach into Air India's extensive Indian network, we're creating a stronger bridge between our two nations—making travel simpler and truly rewarding for our common guests", said Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India.
Air India will launch its Haneda-Delhi route* on March 31, and begin codesharing with ANA's six domestic destinations served from Haneda on April 1.
With the expanded codeshare, ANA Mileage Club members will continue to accrue and redeem mileage on Air India operated flights, and Star Alliance members will be able to use various Star Alliance services.
*Air India will end its Narita-Delhi route operations on March 30.
Source: ANA
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EvilBuddha
Air India will end its Narita-Delhi route operations on March 30
As per Air India's official notification- The move is set to provide faster and more affordable access to central Tokyo, cutting travel time to downtown from nearly an hour to just 30 minutes.
Which is funny because it takes hours to reach IGIA in Delhi due to traffic even if one is coming from Gurgaon which is much closer to the airport.
Wesley
A word of advice to ANA:
Don't serve alcohol on flights from India to Japan.
EvilBuddha
A word of advice to ANA:
Don't serve alcohol on flights from India to Japan.
Correction - Don't serve alcohol to Indians on flights from India to Japan. A lot of cleaning up might be required otherwise.