India’s premier airline, Jet Airways recently signed code share agreement with premium European carriers Air France (AF) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The carriers have signed the pact in order to delight tickets seekers looking for flights options for seamless connectivity for destinations in India and Europe. The tickets are open for sale from June 17 for travel effective from June 19, 2013.
The codeshare agreement enables Air France to place its marketing code (AF) on Jet Airways’ domestic flights to three major Indian cities beyond Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai. Passengers booking tickets to travel from Europe to India on AF flights will now be able to connect with one ticket to Chennai via Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai, and to Kolkata, Hyderabad via Mumbai and Bangalore.
Likewise, KLM will place its marketing code (KL) on Jet Airways’ domestic flights to four major Indian cities, allowing passengers booking tickets to travel from Europe to India connecting to Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai via Delhi.
The expansion of the agreement is sure to bring manifold rewards for tickets seekers in the form of reciprocal frequent-flyer program benefits. With the code share in place, members of Jet Airways’ JetPrivilege and Air France-KLM’s Flying Blue frequent flyer programs will now be able to earn status miles/points when travelling on the respective codeshare flights.
Air France and KLM are members of the SkyTeam alliance and offer tickets aboard 27 weekly long-haul flights between Europe and India. Based in Mumbai, Jet Airways is one of the largest airlines in India that offers tickets aboard flights to around 72 destinations within India and across the globe.
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