LONDON – Qantas is offering customers even more travel options across India as part of an expansion of its codeshare partnership with IndiGo.
The national carrier launched the first phase of its codeshare agreement with India’s largest domestic carrier in August last year.
The arrangement offers customers seamless connections from Qantas flights in Bengaluru and Delhi onto IndiGo services to other major Indian cities, including Mumbai and Chennai, as well as smaller destinations such as Pune and Goa.
Eight additional destinations
Under the second phase of the agreement, Qantas customers can now travel to an additional eight cities, bringing the total number of Indian destinations available for connection from Delhi and Bengaluru to 21.
Qantas customers will also have more choice across IndiGo’s domestic network with more than 250 new flights available for booking.
Qantas Frequent Flyers can earn and redeem points on connecting IndiGo flights (with the QF code) and IndiGo recognises Qantas Frequent Flyer benefits for tiered members (Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum One) including priority check-in and priority baggage.
Qantas customers travelling on IndiGo can carry the same baggage allowance as their flight from Australia as well as receiving complimentary food and drinks.
Speaking on the second phase expansion of the code share network, Qantas Chief Customer Officer, Markus Svensson said: “Qantas’ new routes to India have proven to be incredibly popular with our customers.”
“Our codeshare partnership with IndiGo has improved the way our customers travel between Australia and India, and the additional destinations give travellers even more options.”
“The new codeshare flights will allow our customers to enjoy more connections across India from our Delhi and Bengaluru gateways and have their luggage checked straight through to their final destination.
“Our frequent flyers in particular benefit from booking these flights, with more opportunities to earn points and status credits,” he concluded.
Qantas IndiGo network
New codeshare destinations under the expanded network arrangement are:
- Guwahati
- Indore
- Chandigarh
- Mangalore
- Jaipur
- Nagpur
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Visakhapatnam
Existing codeshare destinations:
- Ahmedabad
- Amritsar
- Bengaluru
- Chennai
- Delhi
- Goa
- Mumbai
- Kochi
- Kolkata
- Hyderabad
- Lucknow
- Patna
- Pune
Qantas flights to India
Qantas operates four return flights from Melbourne to Delhi per week and four return flights from Sydney to Bengaluru per week.
About IndiGo
IndiGo is amongst the fastest growing low-cost carriers in the world. IndiGo has a simple philosophy: offer fares that are affordable, flights that are on time, offering a courteous, hygienic, and hassle-free travel experience.
With its fleet of 275+ aircraft, the airline is operating over 1500 daily flights and connecting 73 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations.
