Air India has announced the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Saudia.
Air India has announced the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Saudia.
Effective February, Air India customers traveling to Jeddah or Riyadh can make onward connections on Saudia-operated flights to Dammam, Abha, Gassim, Gizan, Madinah, and Taif. The addition of codeshare flights on the Jeddah-Riyadh route will offer the choice to arrive in one city and depart from another.
According to Air India, select complementary international destinations will be added later this year.
In return, Saudia's guests will be able to connect to cities across India via Mumbai and Delhi including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow, and Jaipur and more than 15 other destinations as interline.
“Saudi Arabia is amongst our most important markets in the Middle East, with the country fast transforming into a major international gateway to the region,” said Campbell Wilson, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Air India. “We are happy to be partnering with Saudia to provide greater access to the large Indian diaspora spread across Saudi Arabia as well as to open up the Kingdom’s rapidly evolving and diverse tourism offerings and remarkable destinations to holidaymakers from India.”
H.E. Engr. Ibrahim Al-Omar, Director General of Saudia Group said: “The codeshare agreement with Air India marks a strategic step forward, given both airlines’ long histories and their shared commitment to increasing connectivity within their home markets and between their countries, while offering guests broader access to more destinations through simplified travel procedures that elevate the overall travel experience.”
Ibrahim added: “Saudia’s presence in India spans over 60 years, during which we’ve proudly served a wide range of guests and helped foster stronger ties between our two nations. Saudia Arabia is a great place to visit, and with seamless e-visas, stopover visas, and also visa-on-arrival for eligible Indian passport holders, it has never been easier to visit the Kingdom.”
Air India currently operates direct flights to Riyadh and Jeddah from both Delhi and Mumbai.
Saudia operates flights from Riyadh and Jeddah to Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Cochin. Direct flights are also operated from Jeddah to both Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
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