Qatar Airways and Top Indian low-cost airline IndiGo have announced a codeshare agreement on Thursday. This move will fuel the Indian carrier’s overseas ambitions. It will also improve traffic from the fast-growing Indian air-travel market to the Gulf carrier’s network. This move will let the Middle Eastern airline get more access to the fast-growing Indian market.
A codeshare agreement allows participating airlines to market and book tickets under their logo for the same flight. Typically, a flight is operated by one airline (technically called an “administering carrier”) while seats are sold for the flight by all cooperating airlines using their own designator and flight number.
As part of the agreement, Qatar Airways will place its code on IndiGo flights between Doha-Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad starting today.
Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker said, “We are extremely proud to secure this strategic partnership with IndiGo, the largest airline in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. We believe this agreement will be just the first step in strengthening our relationship.”
IndiGo chief executive Ronojoy Dutta said, “We are confident of a successful partnership, as we extend our signature on-time, courteous and hassle-free service experience to the passengers of Qatar Airways. These are exciting times for the aviation industry and it is our commitment to remain focused in building one of the best air transportation system in the world.”
IndiGo also has a codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines, helping passengers from India fly to other global destinations from Istanbul.
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